tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post5277511727541886189..comments2024-03-27T20:39:24.337-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Preparing For Today's Congressional HearingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-43942634551866723052013-11-19T20:45:57.389-05:002013-11-19T20:45:57.389-05:00At first I wondered the same thing, but concluded ...At first I wondered the same thing, but concluded that this was a facetious comment that SSA didn't think the hearing was all that important.<br /><br />We in the field are mostly concerned with getting our claims cleared, our redeterminations interviewed and our overpayments off our listings. Hearings before a Congressional committee never seem to have much to do with our day to day jobs. At least not until some policy change trickles down. And then we change what we are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-61123093746917020642013-11-19T18:44:45.291-05:002013-11-19T18:44:45.291-05:00What makes you think that the release of the annua...What makes you think that the release of the annual Redetermination processing goals has anything to do with Congressional hearings? The goals are usually released in early October, coinciding with the start of the fiscal year, but could not be this year because of the shutdown. Nothing is more routine than this. You are overthinking it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com