Alex Padilla

That's a troubling dynamic, but on the first half of your answer the failure to take away that tax rates for the most wealthy and large corporations are not good for Social Security.

Absent Congressional action, the aging population and a shrinking workforce would continue to threaten Social Security financing.

We already know that immigration benefits the economy overall, but can you speak specifically to how updating our immigration system could support the long-term solvency of the Social Security system?

My understanding is that even with Social Security there are more than 5 million seniors in the United States currently living in poverty.

At a time where we're seeing persistent record low unemployment levels, we're not talking about the immigrants coming here to take jobs from anybody else. We need the workforce, and I've heard that from leaders in every industry across the…

That's a troubling dynamic, but on the first half of your answer the failure to take away that tax rates for the most wealthy and large corporations are not good for Social Security.

Absent Congressional action, the aging population and a shrinking workforce would continue to threaten Social Security financing.

We already know that immigration benefits the economy overall, but can you speak specifically to how updating our immigration system could support the long-term solvency of the Social Security system?

My understanding is that even with Social Security there are more than 5 million seniors in the United States currently living in poverty.

I doubt that is the case as we are getting into the hundreds and thousands of inputs per day to go in and relearn, unlearn, and comply with any consent or opt-out.

I cannot help but observe that there is a lot of conversation about what this means from the PGA leadership's perspective.

That's a troubling dynamic, but on the first half of your answer the failure to take away that tax rates for the most wealthy and large corporations are not good for Social Security.

Absent Congressional action, the aging population and a shrinking workforce would continue to threaten Social Security financing.

My understanding is that even with Social Security there are more than 5 million seniors in the United States currently living in poverty.

At a time where we're seeing persistent record low unemployment levels, we're not talking about the immigrants coming here to take jobs from anybody else.

We already know that immigration benefits the economy overall, but can you speak specifically to how updating our immigration system could support the long-term solvency of the Social Security system?

I doubt that is the case as we are getting into the hundreds and thousands of inputs per day.

EDA's mission to promote a resilient economy and address rapidly evolving economic conditions I think must prioritize disaster recovery.

I appreciate the opportunity to chime in on this hearing as well.

Too many jurisdictions across the country seem to be going backward and putting LGBTQ+ youth in more vulnerable and dangerous circumstances.

We need to do more to address these mental health disparities.

We rarely focus on the longer term economic challenges for entire communities that can persist for months or years after a disaster hits.

EDA's mission to promote a resilient economy and address rapidly evolving economic conditions I think must prioritize disaster recovery.

I appreciate the opportunity to chime in on this hearing as well.

We need to do more to address these mental health disparities.