GOP hearing on Social Security
The gist
House Republicans held a Dallas field hearing on creating a closed-door fiscal commission.
Democrats and advocacy groups say the plan would cut Social Security and Medicare.
How it unfolded
- Sep 21, 2026House Republicans held a Dallas field hearing on creating a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare, at Old Parkland, a business campus owned by Harlan Crow.
- Sep 21, 2026Five Texas Alliance members were denied entry to the public hearing; staffers said only three chairs were available for eight members of the public.
- Sep 22, 2026Lone Star Left reported that Congressional GOP gave Harlan Crow a private hearing in Dallas while seniors waited outside.