Scheduled commitments. Before we begin we will take a moment to say the opening pledge. We will stand for the pledge. And. [inaudible] we know there are businesses that put food on the table and provide jobs for americans. We know that it is scary out there andnd that it is a challee to run a Small Business. Thank you and protection. May these businesses thrive. We are grateful as a free country those that protect and have protected and well protected. We ask the leaders to do the right thing as we continue to make this the greatest country, the greatest country to do great things around the world. We assess in your name amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Good afternoon everyone. I now call the committee. Without objection the chair is authorized at any time. I now recognize myself or my opening stateme
Scheduled commitments. Before we begin we will take a moment to say the opening pledge. We will stand for the pledge. And. [inaudible] we know there are businesses that put food on the table and provide jobs for americans. We know that it is scary out there andnd that it is a challee to run a Small Business. Thank you and protection. May these businesses thrive. We are grateful as a free country those that protect and have protected and well protected. We ask the leaders to do the right thing as we continue to make this the greatest country, the greatest country to do great things around the world. We assess in your name amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Good afternoon everyone. I now call the committee. Without objection the chair is authorized at any time. I now recognize myself or my opening stateme
Scheduled commitments. Before we begin we will take a moment to say the opening pledge. We will stand for the pledge. And. [inaudible] we know there are businesses that put food on the table and provide jobs for americans. We know that it is scary out there andnd that it is a challee to run a Small Business. Thank you and protection. May these businesses thrive. We are grateful as a free country those that protect and have protected and well protected. We ask the leaders to do the right thing as we continue to make this the greatest country, the greatest country to do great things around the world. We assess in your name amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Good afternoon everyone. I now call the committee. Without objection the chair is authorized at any time. I now recognize myself or my opening stateme
Friends dont have to be rare. This is joe. When youre connected youre not alone. Cox, supports cspan as a Public Service. Along with these other television provirs. Getting you a front row seat to democracy. Next a look at the covid19 Small Business administration fraud report. The Inspector Generals report found that about 200 billion of pandemic loans were potentially fraudulent. In contrast with the s. B. A. Administrators estimate of 36 billion. The Inspector General testified before a House Committee on the report. The administrator of the s. B. A. Did not attend reportedly due to previously scheduled commitments. Before we begin were going to take a moment to have an opening prayer and the pledge. I recognize congressman dean. We know theres businesses that put food on the table and provide jobs for americans. We know its scary out there, we know its a challenge to run a Small Business. Today we ask a bless, thank you and protection for these businesses. May they thrive. Theyre t
Good morning everybody. Senate will come to order. The title of todays hearing is keeping our promise to older adults and people with disabilities. The status of Social Security today. Today we will hear from Social Security Administration Commissioner omalley. We are grateful you are here. Commissioner omalley was confirmed last year. And i dont think i have to remind anyone in this room or listening and how important this program called Social Security is. It will serve over 68 million americans this year. Without Social Security benefits experts estimate about four in 10 Older Americans will have incomes below the poverty line. That means 640,000 pennsylvanians are lifted out of poverty solely because of Social Security. Serves people with disabilities. In january of this year Social Security provided almost 12 billion disability benefits to 8. 5 million beneficiaries. Unfortunately, while our population has aged the demand for Social Security has increased support for Social Securi