For seniors and people who are disabled or blind. Benefit levels were last updated in the 1980s. I call this meeting to order. Senator young, thank you, Ranking Member of the subcommittee, for working with us to schedule this hearing. I appreciate the professionalism and confidence of your staff and my Office Working with all of you is really helpful. Thank you to chairman whiting for being part of this, the efforts to protect and strengthen this critical part of our Social Security system. Todays hearing on supplemental security income, ssi, is long overdue. This is the first hearing in the finance committee since 1998, before i was in the senate, for sure. That would be almost a quarter of a century. Theres not been a hearing in congress specifically about increasing benefits and eligibility since the reagan administration. In fact, that 1987, the last year or so of the reagan administration, in 1987, ways and means hearing called ssi, quote, the forgotten safety net. It was a fittin
For seniors and people who are disabled or blind. Benefit levels were last updated in the 1980s. I call this meeting to order. Senator young, thank you, Ranking Member of the subcommittee, for working with us to schedule this hearing. I appreciate the professionalism and confidence of your staff and my Office Working with all of you is really helpful. Thank you to chairman whiting for being part of this, the efforts to protect and strengthen this critical part of our Social Security system. Todays hearing on supplemental security income, ssi, is long overdue. This is the first hearing in the finance committee since 1998, before i was in the senate, for sure. That would be almost a quarter of a century. Theres not been a hearing in congress specifically about increasing benefits and eligibility since the reagan administration. In fact, that 1987, the last year or so of the reagan administration, in 1987, ways and means hearing called ssi, quote, the forgotten safety net. It was a fittin
Their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibility as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you very much. Item number two, please. Item number two is the opportunity for Public Comment on any matters within the boards jurisdiction that are not on the agenda. Comments specific. To the item on the agenda may be heard when that item is considered. Members of the public may address the board and will be limited to three minutes of speaking time per person and a total of 20 cumulative minutes for this item. We will now take inperson Public Comment members of the public who wish to provide inperson Public Comment on this
Photos and as im painting turner, im thinking about what that might be like in his mind. For more, go to booktv. Org. Next a hearing on preventing Identity Theft by reducing the federal governments use of secretary of state numbers. This 90minute hearing was hosted by two house ways and means subcommittees. Good afternoon and welcome to todays hearing on the federal governments use of Social Security numbers. U unfortunately sam johnson was unable to be here today. I know everyone here joins me in wishing chairman johnson a speedy recovery. I would like to welcome chairman hurd of the oversight and government reform committees, i. T. Subcommittee and all of the i. T. Subcommittee members for joining us in the ways and Means Committee hearing room today. Back in 1936 when Social Security began issuing Social Security numbers, they were only used to track earnings and administer the Social Security program. Back then, it wasnt much thought about keeping your number a secret. But today, S
Photos and as im painting turner, im thinking about what that might be like in his mind. For more, go to booktv. Org. Next a hearing on preventing Identity Theft by reducing the federal governments use of secretary of state numbers. This 90minute hearing was hosted by two house ways and means subcommittees. Good afternoon and welcome to todays hearing on the federal governments use of Social Security numbers. U unfortunately sam johnson was unable to be here today. I know everyone here joins me in wishing chairman johnson a speedy recovery. I would like to welcome chairman hurd of the oversight and government reform committees, i. T. Subcommittee and all of the i. T. Subcommittee members for joining us in the ways and Means Committee hearing room today. Back in 1936 when Social Security began issuing Social Security numbers, they were only used to track earnings and administer the Social Security program. Back then, it wasnt much thought about keeping your number a secret. But today, S