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.
Discussing the impact of proposed staffing cuts on the Social Security Administration.
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