John Larson

No one less than Richard Trumka has said what we need is a massive rewrite of the rules as they relate to global policy.

I will submit that to you in writing, and, if you can respond on that, I would appreciate it, that specific concern.

I represent a district that hails many manufacturers--including Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Standard, Sikorsky, Command, General Dynamics.

So I am to assume from that, with respect to making decisions on all exemptions, by the time tariffs go into effect on Friday that would not be the case, you are shooting for April?

It is no wonder without any kind of investment on our part that, you know, we find ourselves in this situation.

I think there is some great common ground here that we can find.

We cannot, as an institution, as government, you know, sworn to serve our constituents, to allow this to go forward.

Social Security takes great pride in saying that its loss ratio is like 99 percent, which makes it one of the most--and the envy of the private sector insurance world would love to have that kind of loss ratio, and yet we see these glaring…

I am struck by a number of things, and I will start with what Mr. Richtman had to say, and that is that by putting somebody in place is not going to solve, at least listening to all your testimonies, the problems that Social Security faces…

If this hearing goes for about 2 hours, two people will die during the course of the hearing waiting for an appeals decision.

The human hardship caused by these delays is enormous.

Social Security's administrative funding has been neglected for far too long.

I want to commend the President. I recall vividly when he stood among 16 other candidates for office in his own party and spoke forthrightly about the need to not only preserve but to expand Social Security.

This is a travesty that this position with so vital an agency hasn't been filled.

All right. So we are not going to get any answers here, so that is unfortunate given the position that you hold and given that every American relies on Social Security.

But, frankly, it is very disturbing when you see the premier government agency that has responsibility to deal with its American citizens and say that with respect to waiting for disability claims, both veterans and nonveterans, that that…

We have got a large population out there that we have to serve. We have enormous stress on that system with 10,000 baby boomers coming in there a day.

I think it was Ronald Reagan that said facts don't lie and they are a difficult thing.

Americans know that Social Security is first and foremost an insurance plan. It is not an entitlement.

Aside from that and because of Mr. Johnson's leadership, the bill before us today has the support of many advocacy groups, including the AARP, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, the National Disability Rights…

I join in our appreciation for all of your efforts.

On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, I missed rollcall votes 5-7 on the motions to adjourn from Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Grijalva. I was attending meetings off-campus and was not able to return for these unexpected votes that were…

Could I just ask for the gentleman to clarify something? You said earlier that you came down here, and you rarely come down here. This is a Special Order. The reason that you are here, the reason that Mr. Davis is here, Mr. Welch, Mr…

Mr. Kind stood up earlier and talked about the fact that the other side, who claim to be deficit hawks, all of a sudden, they are an endangered species. I don't know if the gentleman from Wisconsin wants to expand upon that and further ask…

In your history of serving on this committee--and we are joined by Mr. Levin and Mr. Kind and Mr. Welch. And, Mr. Levin, I have to ask you this, too. In your serving on this committee, has there ever been a bill of this magnitude or…