As prepared for delivery. "Like many Americans, seniors and those living on fixed incomes have been decimated by President Biden’s inflation crisis. "The cost of goods and services has risen 17.7 percent since Joe Biden became President. You can chart the ...
As prepared for delivery. "As we have heard in our hearings outside Washington, the American people face a number of challenges. We have already advanced a number of solutions out of this Committee to help, but there is more to do. "Under the leadership ...
As prepared for delivery. "Good morning. Welcome to today’s hearing on Social Security’s disability claims backlog. "For the first time in history more than one million people are waiting on the Social Security Administration to process their initial disability claim. "On average claims ...
As prepared for delivery. "Parents today have serious concerns about their children’s access to affordable, quality education. The demand from parents to improve their school options is real, and it is easy to understand why. "After all, kids are not learning at the pace they should be. ACT scores, for example, are at the ...
As prepared for delivery. "Thank you Chairman LaHood and Ranking Member Davis. "Today’s hearing is, on the surface, about an issue that might otherwise draw very little, if any attention from most Americans. A discussion over how the government chooses to define one of various metrics it uses to allocate resources is not ...
"Good afternoon and welcome. "I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s hearing on measuring poverty. "My name is Darin LaHood and I represent Illinois’ 16th District, covering much of the central and northwestern parts of the state. "The ...
As prepared for delivery. "Good morning and welcome to today’s Oversight Subcommittee hearing on investigating pandemic fraud and preventing history from repeating itself. "We have all seen the headlines – 'Biggest fraud in a generation,' 'Easy money,' 'The Great Grift.' These terms were used to describe the historic ...
As prepared for delivery. "Thank you Chairman Schweikert and Ranking Member Pascrell. "Part of our oversight responsibilities here in Congress is to assess when the fraudulent use of tax dollars occurs and account for what has been lost. But the American taxpayer also expects us to put an end to as much of that fraud as we ...
"We've got a lot of work to do on improper payments. That's what we're here to discuss today. One thing that I think that we all agree on is that way too many Americans now have the burden of having to deal with an overpayment. And I believe that we have to come together in a way that makes sure that those people are not caused additional harm or suffering. We will get to that conversation. I ...
As prepared for delivery. "I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s hearing on Modernizing Child Welfare to Protect Vulnerable Children. "My name is Darin LaHood and I represent Illinois’ 16th District, covering much of the central and northwestern parts of the state.