Social Security
The longstanding challenges facing the Social Security Administration (SSA), such as disconnected phone calls and long wait times, underscore the…
Read More (Ways & Means Republicans Invite SSA Commissioner Bisignano to Testify on Trump Administration Efforts to Improve and Modernize Service )WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the United States Senate…
Read More (Chairman Smith Statement on Frank Bisignano’s Confirmation as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Ways and Means Committee efforts urging the Social Security Administration to improve how it manages a key…
Read More (Trump Administration Takes Action To Fight Identity Fraud, Address Concerns Raised by Ways and Means Committee)Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during a committee markup of H.Res. 195….
Read More (Chairman Smith: President Trump and House Republicans Are Committed to Preserving Social Security Benefits)WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s seniors are getting the Social Security benefits they are owed quickly thanks to efforts by the…
Read More (Smith, Estes Applaud Trump Administration’s Quick Action to Ensure Seniors Receive Social Security Benefits They Are Owed)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement on the inauguration of Donald…
Read More (Chairman Smith Statement on Inauguration of President Trump)WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a full repeal of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) now signed…
Read More (Smith, Estes Demand the Social Security Administration’s Plan to Ensure Timely Relief in Implementing Repeal of the WEP and GPO)Washington, D.C. – With the Biden Administration blitzing the federal government with lame duck appointments and rulemakings that inject politics into…
Read More (Smith Warns Biden Officials to Steer Clear of Politicizing Social Security with Lame Duck Appointment)WASHINGTON, D.C. – After nearly nine years, and intense oversight from Ways and Means Republicans, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has…
Read More (Social Security Administration Finally Implements Policy to Help Prevent Rampant Overpayments)WASHINGTON, D.C. – After nearly five years of delays and following years of scrutiny from Ways and Means Republicans, the Social…
Read More (After Mounting Pressure from Ways & Means Committee, Social Security Administration Moves to Modernize Disability Claims Process)