The House Ways and Means Committee has released its Subcommittee assignments for the 111th Congress and already one of my wild ass guesses (or maybe hopes) is proven false. I had hoped for a different chairman. Here is the list for the Social Security Subcommittee:
- John S. Tanner, TN-Chairman
- Earl Pomeroy, ND
- Allyson Y. Schwartz, PA
- Xavier Becerra, CA,
- Lloyd Doggett, TX
- Ron Kind, WI
- Joseph Crowley, NY
- Linda Sanchez, CA
- John Yarmuth, KY
Update: I should have made it clear that these are the Democratic members. The Republicans have yet to designate their members for the Subcommittees.
Tanner is the co-founder of the Blue Dog group of conservative Democrats. He has repeatedly called for Social Security "reform" and very much wants a commission on Social Security's future. He has called for more funding for the Social Security Administration to help it deal with its backlogs, but remember that while Ways and Means is powerful, it does not control Social Security's appropriations.
Tanner is the co-founder of the Blue Dog group of conservative Democrats. He has repeatedly called for Social Security "reform" and very much wants a commission on Social Security's future. He has called for more funding for the Social Security Administration to help it deal with its backlogs, but remember that while Ways and Means is powerful, it does not control Social Security's appropriations.
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