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Staff testified about the ssi disability program. And the process for filing disability claims. Sam johnson chairs the ways and means subcommittee on Social Security. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Good morning to all of you. And welcome to todays hearing. On the challenges Social Security faces when deciding if a person should receive disability benefits. Since i have been chairman, we have held 18 hearings including today on the Disability Insurance program. On one topic or another. Now thats a lot of hearings. But the Disability Insurance program is too important for Social Security not to...

With the backlog forhose of drawing applyingor benefits. The challenges faces, since i have been chairman we have held 18 hearings including today on the Disability Insurance program. On one topic or another. Now thats a lot of hearings. But the Disability Insurance program is too important for Social Security not to get it right. Americans pay taxes on their hard earned wages for the promise of future social secuty benefits. When the worker retires, and is unable to work unable to disability or dies. These benefits are animportant part of a familys financial security. And americans rightfully...

Yes, be sure to silence devices, speakers to be included part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Madam clerk, could you call item number two. Item two, approval of the lafco minutes from the december 9, 2016, regular meeting. Do any of the commissioner vz any changes to the december 9, 2016, regular Meeting Minutes . E seeing no comments, i would like to call public speakers. Does any member of the public have any changes to the Meeting Minutes . No . Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Can i have a motion to approve the minutes . So moved, by commissioner rohnen an...

Any announcements . Yes, be sure to silence devices, speakers to be included part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Madam clerk, could you call item number two. Item two, approval of the lafco minutes from the december 9, 2016, regular meeting. Do any of the commissioner vz any changes to the december 9, 2016, regular Meeting Minutes . E seeing no comments, i would like to call public speakers. Does any member of the public have any changes to the Meeting Minutes . No . Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Can i have a motion to approve the minutes . So moved, by co...

Does any member of the public have any changes to the Meeting Minutes . No . Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Can i have a motion to approve the minutes . So moved, by commissioner rohnen and a second . By commissioner fewer. And these minutes are approved. Madam clerk, could you please call item three. Election of the chair person and vice chair person for 2017. Great. Do any of the commissioners before taking nomination foz the chair and vice chair, lets open this up for public xhenlt, are there any members of the public that wish to comment o iment it em three. No. Seein...