Right now GOP Senators are maneuvering to slash the already-hobbled Social Security Administration's (SSA) budget by an additional $400 million — continuing an alarming strategy by the GOP to target the Social Security program any way they can. Congress' failure to adequately fund the SSA has already resulted in a hiring freeze and the closure of more than 60 field offices across the country. While the agency's budget has fallen 16% since 2010, there are now 14% more beneficiaries counting on the SSA's valuable customer service.
Today's budget cutters are continuing that decades-long campaign to diminish successful government programs which, since the vast majority of the American public of both parties supports them, can't be killed outright. Yet, at a time when growing numbers of Americans are retiring and relying on the SSA's valuable customer service, these drastic cuts could cause even longer wait times and delays for Social Security beneficiaries counting on their earned benefits in retirement.
That's why the National Committee is using our clout in Washington to push back against these debilitating SSA cuts and urging Congress to restore much-needed funding for the SSA's critical services.
Congress' repeated refusal to provide adequate funding for the SSA demonstrates the GOP's relentless efforts to undermine the Social Security program and reduce critically important services the SSA provides to American workers, retirees, workers with disabilities and their families. This kind of penny-wise, pound-foolish budget approach imposes undue hardship and frustration on millions of Americans and their families.
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