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Chairmen Ferguson, Aderholt Demand Accountability at the Social Security AdministrationCommissioner O’Malley’s Decision to Close Agency During Business Hours Severely Impacts Thousands of Beneficiaries
Washington,
May 24, 2024
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Drew Ferguson (R-GA) and Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) recently sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley raising major concerns about how thousands of SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. 1) What has the SSA done to ensure that the public is aware of this decision on such short notice? 2) How many appointments with the SSA (whether field office, hearing, or other) were scheduled for the afternoons of May 10 and May 24? 3) How many incoming calls, field office walk-ins, field office appointments, and hearings was the SSA expecting on the afternoons of May 10 and May 24 that will now go unanswered or be delayed? 4) How will you treat those whose appointments will be rescheduled to ensure that they are not disadvantaged by this decision? 5) Under what specific legal authority are you exercising this decision? 6) How many hours of administrative leave will be used on those two afternoons and what is the dollar value of that leave to the American taxpayer?
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