On February 28, 2008, a House Appropriations Subcommittee conducted a hearing entitled "Reducing the Disability Backlog at the Social Security Administration / FY 2009 Budget Overview"

The invited speakers included:

• Michael Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

• Patrick O'Carroll, Inspector General, Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General

• Richard E. Warsinskey, Immediate Past President, National Council of Social Security Management Associations

• Marty Ford, Co-Chair, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Social Security Task Force

• Ronald G. Bernoski, President, Association of Administrative Law Judges

Follow the links for statements submitted for the record by the participants. The linked statements are PDFs.

NOSSCR is a member of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), and was represented at the hearing by Marty Ford.

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