I have not received satisfactory, timely, timely responses. I need you to get back to me.

I am very grateful and thank you for your attention to this particular problem.

We clearly have a trust responsibility to support opportunities for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

Resources are scarce and needs are great.

Congress needs to fully invest in reducing the backlog.

And like every Member here, I certainly want a system that's objective and fair.

We need strong oversight mechanisms.

I know that you're aware that we have one of the most significant disability and behavioral health problems in the country per capita.

I want accountability not only from the claimant level, from everybody who's making decisions in the Social Security system...

Does that deter legitimate claimants from appealing their cases and receiving benefits?

But I have plenty of practice with that situation where you are trained to deny up front, because that is one way to manage resources, no question.

I agree that anybody who wants to work should have the opportunity to work.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

I think we should probably do that. I think we can leave here in the next 10 minutes, if we wanted to do just a short 5-minute round.

we've now--with the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, we've recently announced that we're going to suspend the ability of providers to have their appeals heard by administrative law judges

Reducing waste and fraud and abuse in the Medicare program is critically important, not only to protect taxpayer funds.

our job is to make sure that every tax dollar is being used the way it was intended

the due process system is clearly broken