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Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
NO DOUBT, MANY, IF NOT MOST, ALGs ARE CONSCIENTIOUS HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO PROCESS THEIR DOKTS DOCKETS EFFICIENTLY WHILE GIVING EACH CLAIMANT THE ATTENTION...
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| 00:03:26 |
Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BILLION IN DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS WERE PAID TO 10.2 MILLION DISABLED WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 0102010, THOUGH THE CURRENT SYSTEM MAKES IT...
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| 00:10:33 |
Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WAIT FOR THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL" TO EXPOSE THIS CASE? WERE THERE NO RED FLAGS ALONG THE WAY? HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE...
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| 00:14:53 |
Becerra, Xavier - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME OF LESS THAN $15,000. THAT'S A STATISTIC THAT'S A LITTLE DATED FROM 2001 BUT ONE OF THE BEST MEASURES THAT WE HAVE. AND SOME 20%...
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| 00:20:18 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
GOVERNMENT HAS NO OBLIGATION TO MITIGATE THOSE RISKS EVEN TO A MINIMUM EXTENT. SUCH A DARWINIAN VIEW IS EASY TO HOLD WHEN ONE HAS THE RESOURCES TO MITIGATE...
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| 00:27:51 |
Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
ASTRUE HAS A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE, SERVING ACTING DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN SERVICES, COUNSELOR TO THE COMMISSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY,...
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| 00:30:29 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
ACHIEVED THIS SUCCESS DESPITE RECENT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND ALMOST 1.4 MILLION MORE APPLICATIONS FOR BENEFITS CAUSED BY THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. HUNDREDS...
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| 00:34:53 |
Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYS 85% OF ALL THE ALJs. CONSISTENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT IN CIVIL SERVICE LAW, OPM IS RESPONSIBLE...
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| 00:35:09 |
Griffin, Christine - Deputy Director
QUALIFICATIONS QUALIFICATIONS, AND DETERMINING ALJ PAY, DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING THE ALJ EXAMINATION, AND MAINTAINING A LISTING OF QUALIFIED ALJ CANDIDATES...
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| 00:39:08 |
Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
I CAN'T USE STATISTICAL DEVIATION VERY EASILY AS A BASIS FOR
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REMOVAL. EVEN TO LOOK FOR CLOSELY AT A JUDGE. SO WE USE THAT DATA NOW THE BEST WAY WE CAN, FOR TRAINING
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| 00:39:26 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
AND THEN FOR COUNSELING. AND I THINK IT'S BEEN SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE. >> I THANK YOU FOR THAT. SINCE 85% OF THE ALJs IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE EMPLOYED...
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| 00:41:40 |
Griffin, Christine - Deputy Director
COMMISSIONER AND OTHER PEOPLE AT SOCIAL SECURITY, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. >> THANK YOU. >> AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT AGAIN RIGHT NOW....
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| 00:44:37 |
Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
APPLY. BUT OUR DECISIONS ARE MADE UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. >> OKAY. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT MY CONCERNS ABOUT
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| 00:44:47 |
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LOW-PRODUCING AND OVERLY GENEROUS ALJs FOR A LONG TIME. AND OUR STAFFS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT ON THE DISABILITY INSURANCE
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| 00:44:59 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
PROGRAM. OF JUDGES WHOSE ALLOWANCE ARE ABOVE 85% AND THOSE BELOW 20%. WOULD YOU DISCUSS YOUR STAFF'S FINDINGS, AND TELL ME WHAT EFFECT THE UNION...
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| 00:49:01 |
Griffin, Christine - Deputy Director
BACKGROUND CHECK. >> I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. JOHNSON. >> THANK YOU, MR. ASTRUE....
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| 00:50:06 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
BILLION BELOW WHAT WAS REQUESTED TO KEEP UP WITH INCOMING CLAIMS AND DRIVE DOWN WAITING TIMES. WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT
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ACROSS THE AGENCY OF THIS KIND OF CUT? >> WELL, CERTAINLY THIS YEAR, HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, WE STARTED IMPLEMENTING -- >> WELL, THIS IS GOING...
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| 00:51:10 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
HAVE YOU NOTICED A TSUNAMI OF ALJs RECENTLY WHO SEEM TO GO TOO FAR IN ALLOWING AWARDS, OR WHO ARE NONPRODUCTIVE IN TERMS OF LOW PRODUCERS? >> WE ARE...
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| 00:55:11 |
Smith, Adrian - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
THE COMBINATION OF SANCTIONS -- THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECT, AND BEING MUCH MORE OPEN ABOUT PERFORMANCE, I THINK A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF JUDGES, TO THEIR...
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AND I'M GOING TO COULD BETTER. AND I APPLAUD THOSE JUDGES WHO HAVE DONE THAT. >> HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THE ANALYSIS THAT THE AGENCY USED IN DECIDING...
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| 00:55:51 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
THE BEST, WHAT ARE THEY DOING, WHAT'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION, WE RELIED HEAVILY ON FORMER JUDGE FRANK CRISTADDO AND DECIDED 500 TO 700 CASES WAS...
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| 00:59:30 |
Becerra, Xavier - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO CITE ON PAGE 4 OF YOUR TESTIMONY, DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, AND THE AGING
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OF THE BABY BOOMERS, OUR WORK LOADS HAVE BEEN SKYROCKETING. WE'VE RECEIVED 130,000 MORE HEARING REQUESTS IN 2010 THAN WE RECEIVED IN 2008. AND WE EXPECT...
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| 01:02:57 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
TO COVER SOME OF YOUR EXPENSES, WOULD YOU HAVE HAD TO CONSIDER FURLOUGHS? >> I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE ON AN IMPORTANT QUESTION LIKE THAT. LET ME...
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| 01:06:30 |
Brady, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO HEAR WHAT THE TEN PROTOTYPE STATES HAS BEEN. I STILL THINK TOO MANY CASES GO TO THE ALJ HEARING LEVELS. IT INCREASES THE COSTS BY THREE TIMES. LENGTHENS...
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CASES BEFORE THEY GET TO THAT LEVEL. THERE CONTINUES TO BE VERY DRAMATIC VARIANCES BETWEEN OFFICES, SOME IN THE SAME COMMUNITY, IN THE EASTERN AREA....
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| 01:08:56 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
THE TESTING OF THE JUDGES TO BE MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP THAN IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST. AND I THINK THAT MR. BERRY IS TRYING TO MOVE IT IN THAT DIRECTION....
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| 01:10:34 |
Griffin, Christine - Deputy Director
OF PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE, WHOEVER THEIR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ARE. >> WOULDN'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW AS YOU'RE DEVELOPING THAT REGISTRY...
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| 01:13:06 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
WE -- IMEN'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'M DISCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT WE MAY BE IN THE PROCESS OF BLAMING THE BACKLOG...
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| 01:19:12 |
Gowdy, Trey - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
TIME AGREED THAT THE NONADVERSARIAL MODEL GIVEN THE NATURE OF DISABILITY WHILE NOT PERFECT WAS THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED. THAT'S WHAT I
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BELIEVE. >> WHO CROSS EXAMINES THE PHYSICIANS TO GIVE SOME LEVEL OF CREDIBILITY TO THE PLAINTIFF IS THIS. >> THAT'S WHAT I SAID. >> THEY CROSS EXAMINE...
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| 01:19:37 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
OR THE AFFIDAVIT? >> THE FIRST LEVEL ARE IN THE PROTOTYPE STATE THAT'S AN ENTIRELY PAPER PROCESS. AT A HEARING, THE JUDGES HAVE LATITUDE AND THEY DO...
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| 01:25:50 |
Ross, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OF THESE CASES. THEY'RE BEING DELEGATED TO MAGISTRATES THEY SEEM TO BE APPLYING A DIFFERENT STANDARD THAN HISTORICALLY AND THEY SEEM TO BE MUCH MORE...
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| 01:26:16 |
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THE UNION AS TO PROBABLY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO TRY
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| 01:26:21 |
Astrue, Michael J. - Commissioner
TO ENHANCE OR AT LEAST INCREASE THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF THE ALJs? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE STAMPTORIALLY BARRED FROM DOING THAT. >> WHY IS THAT?...
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| 01:27:55 |
Griffin, Christine - Deputy Director
CHECKIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, I APOLOGIZE AND I CAN MAKE A CORRECTION, THEY'RE ENTITLED TO DO A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS EACH WEEK. AND POSSIBLY HAVE MORE...
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| 01:31:43 |
Gowdy, Trey - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
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