Introduction
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Following are testimony and other communications to Congress by SSA officials before the 110th Congress.
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Testimony |
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September 16, 2008 -- Statement of Frank A. Cristaudo, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, concerning SSA's ongoing efforts to improve hearing office productivity.
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July 9, 2008 -- Statement of Bill Gray, Deputy Commissioner for Systems, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, on Medicare Payments for Claims with Identification Numbers of Dead Doctors.
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June 24, 2008 -- Statement of Marianna LaCanfora, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Retirement and Disability Policy, before the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee concerning predatory lending and other harmful financial institution practices.
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June 19, 2008 -- Statement of Linda S. McMahon, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, before the Oversight and Social Security Subcommittees of the House Ways and Means Committee concerning the status of the Economic Stimulus payments
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May 8, 2008 -- Statement of Linda S. McMahon, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, before the Senate Finance Committee, concerning service challenges faced by SSA's field operations.
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April 23, 2008 -- Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, before the House Committee on Ways and Means, concerning SSA's efforts to improve service to the American public.
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February 28, 2008 -- Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, before the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, concerning SSA’s FY 2009 budget request, as well as plans to improve the disability workloads.
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January 31, 2008 -- Statement of David Rust, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, concerning the efforts that SSA is undertaking to strengthen and maintain the integrity of the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, and to prevent, detect, and collect improper payments.
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January 16, 2008 -- Statement of David Rust, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs, before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, concerning provisions affecting some public employees and other workers and their families who face hardships in retirement, or in the event of disability or death.
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October 17, 2007 -- Statement of David Rust, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs, before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Select Revenue Measures and Income Security and Family Support, on proposed changes in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
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July 17, 2007 - Statement of Stephen C. Goss, SSA Chief Actuary, before the House Budget Committee on SSA's efforts to reduce and correct improper payments and the FY 2008 Budget proposal for an adjustment in the discretionary spending caps to help increase program integrity efforts.
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June 21, 2007 - Statement of Sue Suter, Associate Commissioner for Employment Support Programs, before the Senate Finance Committee on SSA's efforts to assist beneficiaries with disabilities in addressing the barriers that make it difficult for them to return to work.
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June 7, 2007 - Statement of Frederick G. Streckewald, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs, before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems (EEVS).
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May 23, 2007 -
Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, before the Senate Finance Committee on SSA's plans to reduce the Disability backlogs.
Summary of Initiatives to Eliminate the SSA Hearings Backlog - Addendum
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May 10, 2007 - Statement of Reginald F. Wells, Ph. D., Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources & Chief Human Capital Officer, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia on SSA's efforts to achieve diversity in the Agency’s SES Corps.
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May 8, 2007 - Statement of Bea Disman, Chair of the SSA Medicare Planning and Implementation Task Force, before the Senate Finance Committee, to provide an update on SSA's ongoing efforts to sign up eligible Medicare beneficiaries for the low-income subsidy (LIS) program.
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May 3, 2007 - Statement of Bea Disman, Chair of the SSA Medicare Planning and Implementation Task Force, before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Ways and Means, to provide an update on SSA's ongoing efforts to sign up eligible Medicare beneficiaries for the low-income subsidy (LIS) program.
- May 1, 2007 – Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, before the
Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Committee on Ways and Means, regarding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) management of the disability determination process for the Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, and the importance of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in that process.
- February 15, 2007 - Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, before the Senate Special Aging Committee, to discuss the impact of past years’ budget allocations on Social Security beneficiaries, and the upcoming retirement of the baby boom generation.
- February 14, 2007 - Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Committee on Ways and Means, regarding the impact of past years’ budget allocations on Social Security beneficiaries, and on applicants for disability benefits.
- January 31, 2007 - Statement of Bea Disman, Chair of the Social Security Administration Medicare Planning and Implementation Task Force, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, to discuss SSA’s ongoing efforts under the Medicare Prescription Drug Program to sign up eligible Medicare beneficiaries for the low-income subsidy (LIS) program.
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A (Committee Hearing Report), if present, links to the published record (caution: external link to a PDF file).
(Hearing Information), if present, links to the committee web site.
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