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GAO Find President's 2005 Social Security Tour Cost Taxpayers Millions

After long delays, due in part to the refusal of the White House to cooperate, today Chairman Waxman released a GAO report assessing the costs to taxpayers of a 2005 White House initiative to support the President’s efforts to privatize Social Security.

Internal Documents Reveal That Medicare Drug Benefit Is Causing Chaos At Social Security Administration

In a letter to Speaker Hastert, Rep. Waxman asks for hearings on new revelations that budget cuts and the Medicare Part D program are overwhelming the Social Security Administration.

President's Social Security Statements Break Moral and Legal Commitment

The President's recent remarks that the Social Security trust funds are "empty promises" that the government "cannot keep" break a 70-year commitment to the American people that Social Security contributions will be held in trust, not diverted to pay for tax cuts and other government expenditures.

GAO Asked to Assess Costs of President’s Social Security Tour

Rep. Waxman asks GAO to assess the costs of the President's "60 Stops in 60 Days" tour and related Administration efforts to rally political support for his Social Security proposals.

Civil Rights Commission Considers Biased Social Security Studies

Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Waxman, and six other members of Congress express serious reservations about the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' consideration of proposed studies on Social Security's impact on minorities that appear to be politically biased.

SSA Altered Communications to Undermine Confidence

A new report released by Reps. Waxman and other senior members of Congress details how the Social Security Administration has systematically altered its public communications.

Social Security and Working Families in Los Angeles County

A report released by Rep. Waxman analyzes the impact of federal deficits on the Social Security contributions of working families in Los Angeles County.

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