Letter Comes as Acting Commissioner Continues to Enable DOGE to Fire Workers, Close Offices, & Access Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she had joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Leland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), raising major concerns about the agency’s actions to reduce staff, shutter offices, and other changes that will worsen customer service.
“We write to express our strong concern over the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) reckless actions to shutter offices, slash SSA’s workforce, and close field offices across the country,” wrote the senators. “These draconian cuts to SSA will have a devastating toll on Americans’ ability to access their earned benefits. Additionally, they seem to have been made with no consideration for their impact on the agency’s ability to achieve its mission.”
“By slashing staff and eliminating field offices, fewer Americans will be able to seek assistance during pivotal life events and risk causing further hardship to those in dire circumstances. The agency’s brash decision defies the President’s pledge to not touch Social Security and the Administration’s policies,” the senators continued. “We urge you to cease any activities that threaten Americans’ Social Security benefits. To understand the agency’s recent actions, please detail the steps SSA took to ensure customer service remains uninterrupted for the millions of Americans no later than March 12, 2025.”
To ensure customer service for millions of Americans is not disrupted, the senators requested answers from Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek on how driving out staff with 20 years of experience would hurt Americans’ ability to access benefits. In addition, the letter requests information on the number of SSA employees that have left or been fired. The letter also seeks information about how SSA will determine which field and regional offices are shut down—as DOGE has touted a list of field offices they have or will terminate leases for.
The full text of the letter can be found HERE.
Senator Rosen has pushed multiple federal agencies under the Trump Administration for detailed, public information regarding the impacts of President Trump’s federal funding freeze, hiring freeze, and terminations on Nevada. Recently, Senator Rosen joined Senator Cortez Masto in demanding answers from the Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner on the planned relocation of a Social Security office in Las Vegas.
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