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Social Security Update Rules

Floor Speech

Date: April 15, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net

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Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in 1979, Social Security began to use rules to help decide who should receive disability benefits. A lot has changed since then, and, yet, believe it or not, Social Security continues to use the same rules from 1979.

It is time Social Security caught up. That is why, today, I am introducing the Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2015, which would require Social Security to update its rules. This bill is, simply, common sense.

The American people want, need, and deserve a disability program that works, and they expect Social Security to make consistent and accurate decisions when determining who should receive benefits.

On behalf of America's hard-working taxpayers, I urge my colleagues to join me in bringing Social Security into the 21st century.

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