Sarasota Republican Vern Buchanan has secured a prestigious subcommittee assignment within the U.S. House Ways & Means committee. The assignment means Buchanan will now play a roll in preserving the retirement program for senior citizens now and in the future.
“I am honored to be named to such an important subcommittee,” Buchanan said after incoming chair Paul Ryan announced his selection. “Protecting Social Security has always been one of my highest priorities. Seniors have worked their entire lives with the promise of a safe retirement. That’s a promise we must always keep.”
Buchanan, a senior member of Ways & Means, also serves on the Trade and Health subcommittees.
The ten-member Subcommittee on Social Security has jurisdiction over Social Security retirement, survivors and disability programs and oversees the operations of the Social Security Administration.
The U.S. House passed legislation co-sponsored by Buchanan this week that would deny Social Security benefits to Nazi war criminals. It’s called the “No Social Security for Nazis” act.
Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing body in the House of Representatives. The U.S. Constitution gives it sole power in Congress to initiate tax bills, making it even more powerful than its counterpart in the Senate, the Finance Committee.
Buchanan is the only member from Florida serving on the Committee.
