Congress Frustrated

From The Oregonian:

Despite an infusion of $148 million and attention at the highest levels, the Social Security Administration has made little progress reducing an enormous backlog of disability claims for the nation's sickest and most vulnerable people, a House subcommittee heard Tuesday. ...

The backlog has been reduced in some areas but has increased in others. ...

None of this sat well with lawmakers.

"Time after time we learn of severely ill individuals who face dire, even tragic circumstances while they endure lengthy waits, often extending three years or more, to receive desperately needed benefits," said Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., the subcommittee chairman. ...

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, said Congress is unhappy.

"The frustration is, we give them the money, why can't they fix it?"