Mike Johnson

I think inequality is an important issue, and that is what you saw in Mr. Levin's chart.

Medicaid for children is a very sensible investment in the long-term future growth of the country and in its fiscal sustainability because those are the people who pay taxes when they are grown up.

So one of the most important things we can do here in Washington is get the fiscal House in order.

Good morning, sir. You know, you all promised Americans under the Affordable Care Act that they could keep their health plan and their doctor at a lower cost. But as my constituents are seeing, those promises are just empty promises. They…

So that is a hardship on America, isn't it?

It will be there for them if we actually make a commitment as a Congress to protect Social Security benefits.

Social Security is facing the biggest challenge since 1983, and the longer we wait the harder it is going to be to fix.

To promise additional benefits before you have paid for what you have already promised, it just confirms all the stereotypes people have about politicians.

What would happen to that population of women, who are going to continue to outlive men, if we were to cut benefits by, say, doing the chained CPI?

I again urge you to schedule a hearing on the Social Security Administration's budget so that we can examine these budget cuts.

It is growing in the number of people that it has to serve. Yet its budget is smaller today than it was 4 years ago.

I think we should be careful about how we discuss Social Security.

Social Security? With $2.8 trillion in reserves? Is that a crisis today? No, I would call a federal budget operating deficit in the hundreds of billions as something that we have to tackle today.

We need to watch out for... $300,000,000 that was wasted.

We have challenges policy-wise to Social Security that are long term. Today we face operating budget deficits in the billions, but Social Security has a surplus in the trillions.

The best thing that we can do if we do really care about Social Security... is to make sure we don't undermine the ability of the Social Security Administration.

It is no wonder that young people don't believe they will ever receive benefits.

The price of delay gets higher every year, so the sooner we act the better.

Hardworking Americans are increasingly facing real challenges in being able to achieve a secure retirement.

The Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on what workers need to know about Social Security as they plan for their retirement.

Unless Congress does its job, full benefits can't be paid on time beginning in just two years for those receiving disability benefits.

Americans want, need, and deserve a Social Security program they can count on and understand.

Not only will Social Security be unable to pay full benefits in 2033 unless Congress acts, but the rules are so complex that workers need help in figuring out their benefits.

I am ashamed that this Administration decimates Medicare, especially Medicare Advantage, to pay for Obamacare.

Monetary policy did contribute but in a relatively small way. The regulatory failures were much more profound.