A look at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Social Security. Witnesses before a house panel say recipient to rely on the income could be affected by a prolonged economic downturn. The subcommittee on Social Security will come to order. I want to welcome all of our witnesses and audience members, thank you for joining with us today as we bear up under covid19 and addressed technologically to coming together. We will begin with Opening Statements by myself and the Ranking Member. Testimony from our witnesses and the opportunity for each member to ask questions. We will dispense the practice of observing and instead go in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority. Member will be responsible from youding and then muting themselves throughout the proceedings. Thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology in order to continue serving our country in this time of need. With that i would like to welcome everybody to the ways and m
Competitive senate races, you personally sent up a flare to republican donors. To try to raise more money for the effort to keep the majority. Can you tell me a little bit what senator mcconnell what i did was to call attention around the country, to the fact that this group existed. It was obviously operated by people that i have known well for years. And i knew what their purpose was because they announced it. Their purpose was to try to help us keep the republican senate. So sure, i praise them and made sure everybody was aware of their existence. What was the key moment . Senator mcconnell i dont know if there was a key moment. I recommended that this group be set up, which is about all i could do legally. Representatives were set up a couple of years ago because i felt like there was no outside group that was looking out for us like the Senate Majority pac was looking out for the democrats. There are a lot of entrepreneurs on the right. Group you have already about and written abo
Competitive senate races, you personally sent up a flare to republican donors. To try to raise more money for the effort to keep the majority. Can you tell me a little bit what senator mcconnell what i did was to call attention around the country, to the fact that this group existed. It was obviously operated by people that i have known well for years. And i knew what their purpose was because they announced it. Their purpose was to try to help us keep the republican senate. So sure, i praise them and made sure everybody was aware of their existence. What was the key moment . Senator mcconnell i dont know if there was a key moment. I recommended that this group be set up, which is about all i could do legally. Representatives were set up a couple of years ago because i felt like there was no outside group that was looking out for us like the Senate Majority pac was looking out for the democrats. There are a lot of entrepreneurs on the right. Group you have already about and written abo
Competitive senate races, you personally sent up a flare to republican donors. To try to raise more money for the effort to keep the majority. Can you tell me a little bit what senator mcconnell what i did was to call attention around the country, to the fact that this group existed. It was obviously operated by people that i have known well for years. And i knew what their purpose was because they announced it. Their purpose was to try to help us keep the republican senate. So sure, i praise them and made sure everybody was aware of their existence. What was the key moment . Senator mcconnell i dont know if there was a key moment. I recommended that this group be set up, which is about all i could do legally. Representatives were set up a couple of years ago because i felt like there was no outside group that was looking out for us like the Senate Majority pac was looking out for the democrats. There are a lot of entrepreneurs on the right. Group you have already about and written abo