Mike Johnson

That is the kind of test we need up here.

The fact is our nation faces a sea of red ink that will break the back of our great nation unless we act now to get our fiscal house in order.

This year, Social Security received an increase in its budget despite a 1.5 percent decrease in an overall discretionary cap.

Americans with disabilities deserve to get the right decision as early as possible, but that's just not how it currently works.

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced a hearing on how disability is decided.

I think we need more fundamental reform.

Do you think Medicare can be saved with arbitrary reimbursement cuts, or do we need more fundamental reform?

I am appalled by the government control of everything, and I think we need to get the government out of it.

I agree with you, and I don't think we ought to double-tax people just for working overseas either.

We want to support that. But the President simply wants to use our ability to leverage our tax policy.

I am trying to understand why the Administration would propose to make it tougher for U.S. companies to compete overseas.

In-sourcing is a critical policy decision. This is a big deal, I think, with people.

Well, I am telling you there is a lot of common ground. Steny Hoyer and I have worked together.

I think the American people are tired of empty rhetoric and are looking for constructive solutions, so let's see if we can get somewhere.

We should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security for future generations.

Time is running out for us to find a solution to ensure full disability benefits will be paid.

Today there is a massive 10-year cash flow deficit of just over $1 trillion.

CBO recently released its budget and economic outlook, and the news for Social Security is alarming.

We need to come together as Members of Congress, party stripe notwithstanding, and figure out how we come up with the dollars to fix this.

The SGR is critically important, and I don't think it is enough to say if the Senate Democrats didn't do this or the House Republicans didn't do that.

I have got to tell you, in my district that is what I hear about most--from the medical profession, from patients, people on Medicare.

But what I am hearing you saying is CMS isn't listening to you.

I appreciate you bringing this issue to the forefront, and committed to help you with it.

No, I kind of agree with you on that.

Yes. So each State is different, is it not?