The president of the Social Security works joining us in d. C. The budget and entitlement policy director. Thank you for giving us your time today. Thank you for having me. But can we start with a little bit about your organizations but also the perspective your organization brings to the topic of Social Security. I worked for the cato institute, which is a libertarian think tank. We advise congress and administration of Public Policy and we have a long history of Social Security known for the plan to support private accounts. And we are building a new model at this time. Social security works. I realized there was a lot of misinformation and supposed to provide a sense of security. I forms this organization to educate everyone. The Social Security administration put out new information about the status of the program and just to summarize, you both know this as well. Currently able to pay 100 of benefits. After that the income will pay 79 . The projected fund can pay 100 of total sche
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225, the nays are 181. The bill is passed. Without objection, mott etion to reconsider is the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on adoption of House Resolution 1210 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 1210. Resolution condemning the biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens Law Enforcement officers face as a result. The speaker pro tempore the question is on adoption of the resolution. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the spea
Cspan, powered by cable. Guest i work for the Cato Institute, which is a nonpartisan libertarianleaning think tank in washington, d. C. We advise congress and the administration on public policy, and the Cato Institute has a long history with Social Security, having been known, especially in the early 2000s, for its plan to support private accounts when the Bush Administration was talking about it and were building a new model at this time, so youll be seeing more policy reforms coming out of cato in the next few months. Guest Social Security works is the name of our organization. I began working on Social Security in the 1970s, and i realized in 2010 there was a lot of misinformation about it. There was a lot of, supposed to provide a sense of security, and people were insecure because they were concerned the program would disappear. So i formed this organization, Social Security works, to educate everyone that Social Security is strong and will be there for everyone. Host the Social
Host this is the washington journal for may 14. One of the questions facing former President Trumps who would he choose to be his running mate. He recently met with some of the possible contenders. Mr. Trump continues attending his hush money case. We want to hear from republicans in the audience about the person you would like to see as former President Trumps running mate. Republicans who live in the eastern and central time zones, call us at 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, give us a call at 202 7488001. You can text 202 7488003 us at 202 7488003. On x it is cspanwj that the Business Insider publication takes a look at some of those people that could be on a short list when it comes to the former president s running mate for this november. That list starts with senator tim scott of south carolina. The list adding senator scott has been on mr. Trumps shortlist from the beginning. He is a former president ial candidate himself. The 58yearold has also sh
Minutes. This hearing will come to order but welcome to the committee on the Budget Hearing regarding the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I welcome director Shalonda Young director of Office Management and budget. Thank you for being here. I have enjoyed working with you. You are one of the most likable people on capitol hill and in my experience in politics and kudos to you. As ive said before i like you a lot i do not like the president s budget im going to outline that with respect. But probably some sharp criticism. But i appreciate your service to our country as a former staff person here on capitol hill and now in this very important job as the director of omb. Welcome back to capitol hill and thank you for your time this morning. Im going to yield such time as i may consume for an Opening Statement that you thought that was my Opening Statement. Im not going to read my statement, i just want to talk to you i want to talk to my colleagues i want to talk to the Americ