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

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.

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

That 68 million number that you cited was also what I cited during my confirmation just four months ago, but now it is 71 million.

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.

That 68 million number that you cited was also what I cited during my confirmation just four months ago, but now it is 71 million.

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.

The most important thing that we could do and the most important thing that we could address is this yawning gap between the ever-rising beneficiaries.

The good news is that this program has the support of 80 percent of the American people in a time of pretty polarized politics.