Martin O'Malley

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.

The President has proposed having people once they make $400,000, pay again into Social Security.

To avoid the 20 to 23 percent cut which is currently scheduled in 2034, Congress would need to make some changes in order to extend it.