But, the way to find out if things are working is to have metrics on the things.
Thomas Coburn
The Public Record
I believe he should be prosecuted, I believe Judge Andrus should be prosecuted, and I believe Mr. Conn should be prosecuted.
I am all for funding a real CDR at adequate levels, but you are fixing the wrong problem.
If we are going to spend money, let us spend money on helping people become productive members of society.
We have got to fix it, because the people who truly are disabled in this country are depending on this system, and it is belly up in a year.
Can it be done for less? Can it be done under the realization that this country is in trouble financially?
If you put somebody in disability that is not truly disabled, what you did is put a ceiling on their ability to achieve, perform, grow, succeed.
Well, I think, to some extent. But remember, you have had this swelling application because we have created the predicate that it is so easy to get disability.
Here is the answer: If we write a reform bill on Social Security, we have to be very specific about what we expect.





