I think to go back, Mr. Chairman, one of the things that has happened is we have seen a large percentage of people, give...
late evidence ought to be considered in a thoughtful, intelligent way and not because it is just immediate to the hearin...
I can testify as a practicing physician up until January of this year that that is a valuable tool used throughout the m...
Is this really expert testimony when all we are doing is reading the statement by an expert and answering one question?
A timely response is important to me.
Thanks for being here and thanks for what you do. This is hard work to make good decisions on this stuff.
I think it can. If you have auto workers, we hit this economy, and they are 50 years of age, and they have been working ...
The Congressional Budget Office has been clear that the disability programs are teetering on bankruptcy.
So I understand this, because I am going to be on this for the next 4 years, you are saying, given previous case law and...
So you are keeping track.
The Social Security Trustees have concluded that the disability insurance program may go bankrupt in 2015.
Thank you.
The Supreme Court has said that the Social Security Act calls for the agency to operate 'as an adjudicator, and not as a...
OK, but what I am asking is why haven't you developed valid data at the judge level?
In a Congress that is often divided on partisan issues, this is a unique Committee.
So how did our judge in Oklahoma City do 1,500 and 1,600 a year?
I just want to go back to one of the things that--we are concerned about high denials as well as high approvals.
I do have a significant concern about a key recommendation to mandate a government representative at all disability hear...