[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   STOP DISABILITY FRAUD ACT OF 2014

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, every worker in America pays a 
portion of their hard-earned wages into the Social Security Disability 
Insurance program for promised benefits if he or she becomes too 
disabled to work.
  While providing a vital safety net, the disability program is plagued 
by major fraud. This fraud reveals significant weaknesses in the 
program that put at risk not only billions of taxpayer dollars but also 
the benefits on which millions of disabled Americans rely.
  At a time when the program revenues will cover only 81 percent of 
benefits in 2016, not one dime should be lost to fraud, waste, or 
abuse. That is why as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, I 
am introducing the Stop Disability Fraud Act which makes fair, 
commonsense changes to combat fraud and better protect taxpayers and 
beneficiaries. Americans want, need, and deserve no less. I urge my 
colleagues to support this effort.

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