I checked to see when the House Social Security Subcommittee last held an oversight hearing. It was September 28, 2018, with Republicans still leading the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee has certainly held hearings this year but they have all been focused on legislation to improve Trust Fund financing and improve benefits. That is a worthy goal but there is no chance for passage in this Congress and uncertain chances in the next Congress.
I don’t remember ever going this long between oversight hearings.
Does anyone know what oversight they actually provide?
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ReplyDeleteOn the administrative side, it allows the higher ups to be dragged in front of congress which they tend to want to avoid. Basically it encourages good behavior. From congress' perspective, sometimes oversight can provide insight as to what changes on their end can be made to provide greater efficiencies.
In any event, the main objections are it costs time/money, but they don't really. Congress and the administration both get paid regardless of whether they engage in particular acts. So it's pretty harmless money-wise.
I'd love to see a Congressman get a PCOM training region window open and ask Andrew Saul to change a customer's address.
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