mr. tremaine. last time i was here we discussed what we know. we believe it was a militia and it was also trained by iran. and that is the primary responsibility. we have this in a very horrific attack we worked together for survivors out of the camp, which is about 40 miles from the iranian order and onto camp liberty. camp liberty is not safe, but it's safer. in the camp we are monitoring every day. when i go i try to meet with the camp and the survivors and the resident there. >> and you are making efforts right now to update the survivors? >> absolutely, yes. >> we are going to go now to gerry connolly of virginia. >> thank you mr. chairman. a couple questions first. the authorization of the use of military force, the administration has indicated that it would not oppose the repeal of that. is the issue on the timing with the pending elections in iraq might disrupt things that you are doing if we were to do that now? >> i don't think there is much focus so it wouldn't make much of a difference on the iraqi perspective. >> that's good to know

mr. tremaine and doctor ellmendorf. it's good to see you today. i want to go to a topic not talked about in the deficit and growing deficit in where we might be in the future if we do not address that. but social disability, to go back and put some context on this, since 1970 one of the inflation adjusted to disability insurance expenditures have risen from 18 billion to 140 and 100 -- 2014. a portion of the increase is due to two things and we have heard that from testimony before the aging population which we all know and also the entrance of women into the workforce. we have heard that. but if you look at these factors they only account for 6% on the aging side and 17% increase on the entrance of women for the increasing disability caseload. so at the same time, the individuals are self reporting an increase in their help. but it's improving. and so, we see approximately 20 people per 100,000 of the received benefits and 1970 as compared to now about 80 people per 100,000 today. so the latest projection from the cbo estimate is that social secu

mr. tremaine and doctor ellmendorf. it's good to see you today. i want to go to a topic not talked about in the deficit and growing deficit in where we might be in the future if we do not address that. but social disability, to go back and put some context on this, since 1970 one of the inflation adjusted to disability insurance expenditures have risen from 18 billion to 140 and 100 -- 2014. a portion of the increase is due to two things and we have heard that from testimony before the aging population which we all know and also the entrance of women into the workforce. we have heard that. but if you look at these factors they only account for 6% on the aging side and 17% increase on the entrance of women for the increasing disability caseload. so at the same time, the individuals are self reporting an increase in their help. but it's improving. and so, we see approximately 20 people per 100,000 of the received benefits and 1970 as compared to now about 80 people per 100,000 today. so the latest projection from the cbo estimate is that social secu

mr. tremaine. i just want to thank the panel today.i think that this has been a fascinating hearing that is really going to help increase public awareness of the critical and growing role senior entrepreneurs and on core entrepreneurs are playing in the economy. i loved the characterization of the changing demographics as being a silver lining rather than a silvers in omni that is a wonderful wine and i hope you don't mind if i start using it. but it was interesting. i must say prior to the chairman suggesting this hearing, i had no idea but more older people were starting businesses than a very younger parts of the populations of this has been an eye opener for me as well. thank you mr. chairman. >> senator collins, i am frequently reminded and you are as well, in our capacities as a senior senator of our respective states that upon introduction, people get tongue tied and instead of saying the senior senator from florida, they introduced me as the senior citizen of florida. [laughter] >> it's so true. it happens to me as well. >> thi

mr. tremaine. commissioner, i haven't hear the exchange regarding the 501 -- 501(c)4 regulations in what we are requesting is everything up into the regulation issue that is issued on black friday that he after thanksgiving with imposed regulations. i would like to not interfere in the process, but to get all communications up until the regulation and i think you should be able to comply with that without having any interference with the ongoing process. so i would hope that you would comply and cooperate with the committee in that regard. >> i am anxious to cooperate in the full committee as well as the subcommittee because i think we have our substantial joint interest in improving the operations of the irs. my point was -- >> i heard the plate and i want to move onto something else now. commissioners, they tried to blame the irs targeting of conservative antiparty groups on low-level workers who were concerned about how to process their applications. and on sunday, the president claimed the targ