Carolyn Maloney actually said...

"The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is a critical part of our safety net that protects each of us in the event of a life-changing injury or illness that prevents us from working an..."

"These assertions are largely not supported by the facts."

"But today we did hear concerns about the SSDI. We did hear that SSDI is plagued by fraud and abuse; that the program is growing at out-of-control rates, that it is easy to get on SSDI and that it disc..."

"SSDI is an insurance program. Workers earn benefits by paying a small tax, less than one percent of their taxable income, over years of work."