The Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE) said that it does not close any field of social security offices after an American Senator said that the informal government agency was deliberately trying to stop Americans who receive advantages.
Why do it matter
Dog, who was working in the direction of the president Donald Trump To reduce waste and fraud in many federal agencies, he has Listed in the listing of 47 SSA field offices across the country. SSA has about 1,230 field offices throughout the United States.
What do you know
Writing on x, previously twitterDemocratic Senator Reverend Raphael Warroc Georgia wrote: “Dogi closed 5 social security offices in GA two weeks ago. Now, they tell the elderly in Georgia that they cannot use the phone to claim benefits as well.” Earlier this week, SSA announced that You will finish identity verification services Whoever submits it on the phone, it means those who cannot prove those online visiting a field office.
“Let’s call this what it is: a deliberate attempt to prevent people from demanding the benefits they got,” Warrenuk published.
But Dog opposed his position, as he was writing in response: “This publication is inaccurate. Socialsecurity does not close any field sites in Georgia or anywhere else. Confusion is likely to arise from the closure of 5 hearing sites (PRSS) – rooms on field sites used to listen.
“Since most of the listening sessions are now hypothetical, these PRSS are unnecessary. Field sites remain open, and social security does not have any plans to close any sites facing public at the country level.”
Newsweek DOGE and Warnock contacted a comment via email outside regular working hours.
However, on its website, DOGE posted a list of about 800 federal real estate contracts seeking to cancel. Among them, according to the results achieved by the Associated Press, 47 offices listed in the closure, 26 of which are expected to be closed this year – including one in Columbus, Georgia, which are closed on September 30.
Gigantic
According to a report issued by the Associated Press, a SSA spokesman said earlier in March that most of the rental contracts that were not renewed are dedicated to the spaces used in personal listening sessions, which are no longer necessary because of the majority of which are now being held online.
Wurnuk is not the only legislator that expresses frustration with the closure of the SSA office. republican Actor Mike Luller from New York said that the decision to close an office in the lower Wadi Hudson was “a slap in her face for thousands of voters who depend on these services.”
He also pointed out that the closure began according to the Biden administration, and that he wrote to the delegate on behalf of Liland Dodik regarding the issue earlier this month.
Last month, New York Prosecutor Littia James urged the federal government to maintain open SSA sites in the state. In a post to X, James said: “The protection of access to social security and the rights of New York residents should be a principle in supporting public service.”
What people say
Senator Raphael Warnkuk in his position on X: “Let’s call this what it is: a deliberate attempt to prevent people from demanding the advantages they got.”
Actor Mike Loler in a post on X: “The decision to close the only social hearing office in Wadi Hudson is a slap in the face of thousands of voters who depend on these services. Do not justify concerns about the mold to abandon people in the lower Hudson Valley.”
In a post to X, letia James said in February“The protection of access to social security and the rights of New York residents should be a principle in supporting public service.”
What happens after that
Doug continues in the agency, which leads to discounts in many departments Reducing its working power.
