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The House cut of a half a billion dollars would be devastating to customer service at Social Security

The Senate mark is certainly far preferable to what the House proposed to do to us.

I want to thank you so much for holding this critically important hearing

The House mark would be devastating to us. I hesitate to use the word 'catastrophic'

More Americans die today awaiting their initial disability determination than ever before in the history of that program

The House cut of a half a billion dollars would be devastating to customer service at Social Security

Social Security is the greatest act of compassion and caring for one another that any freedom-loving people have ever put into place for one another.

That is America's guarantee to one another that we are not going to let anybody live in poverty in their golden years.

The Senate mark is certainly far preferable to what the House proposed to do to us.

It is not what we promised our families, and I am really glad that we have the opportunity today to talk about what is required to deliver this promise to our constituents.

It would still have 1,000 net losses in overall staff at SSA, but not as bad as the 3,400 that I would say would be--I do not want to call it catastrophic. It would be devastating if the House mark were to go through.

I join you in solidarity with every American in remembering that day.

I want to thank you so much for holding this critically important hearing

In our own state of Maryland, the wait time for an initial disability determination is 361 days.

The Senate mark is certainly far preferable to what the House proposed to do to us.

The House cut of a half a billion dollars would be devastating to customer service at Social Security.

Social Security... is America's guarantee to one another that we are not going to let anybody live in poverty in their golden years.

I have had the honor to speak with each of you and to receive your advice during that confirmation process.

I want to thank you so much for holding this critically important hearing...

If the House cut of a half billion dollars to Social Security's customer service were to go through, it would mean 20 furlough days throughout the agency.

He's unhinged. I mean, that -- no other serious person could say that and have been taken seriously and he was serious about it. He actually believes this. That's how delusional he is.

We're divided country. I've got work to do. We've got a grind inch by inch.

The FBI now has the cell phones of some of the most senior officials in New York City seized when the FBI raided the homes of Mayor Eric Adams' inner circle.

Listen, I'm not going to be hypothetical. I got two missions right now. One to see how VP become the president, the second is to navigate this city out of the various issues that we're facing.