This is article from the website of Congressman John Larson.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration delayed their plan to cut phone services for retired worker benefit claims or direct deposit changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) until April 14th.
“When the Trump Administration announced cuts to phone service at Social Security, Americans from across the country pushed back, and the Administration is feeling the pressure,” said Larson. “We must continue to stand up as Trump and Musk continue to try to gut the agency Americans rely on to receive their earned benefits in full and on time. As 10,000 Baby Boomers a day become eligible for Social Security, it is not good enough to delay these changes; they should be scrapped altogether. Under Trump and Musk’s leadership, wait times have skyrocketed, the Social Security website has already crashed four times, and field and hearing offices are being closed. They are trying to create chaos and inefficiencies at SSA so they can slash and privatize Social Security. There is no question Elon Musk will continue his quest for $2 trillion in cuts to pay for Mr. Trump’s tax breaks for the wealthy, with Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security as his ‘key targets.’ We cannot and will not back down from this fight to defend Americans’ hard-earned benefits and health care.”
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