We urge the Committee to consider this legislation as soon as possible.
I think if we can do it more economically, and at less cost in the community, then that would be an appropriate thing to...
This is completely unrealistic. The fact of the matter is millions of seniors and disabled Americans are not accustomed ...
I think that is just such a perfect example of why the face-to-face encounter is so important.
$4 million for one Social Security office?
That also worries me. We have seen a little bit in the VA scandal of a variation of that that led in some cases to a fal...
I really commend you for that. Aroostook County is a very large, very rural area, and we have a lot of seniors who are h...
Did the Social Security Administration officials give any specific reasons why they could not accept some of those offer...
I am saddened that our veterans have been forced to wait for the healthcare they need and deserve, so until the VA can s...
I do not see where you are really going to save on staff and be able to give the kind of service that Ms. DeLong is givi...
It is hard to understand why those particular offices would be closed.
What a huge difference in her standard of living to have $1,400 a month rather than $434 a month.
I am also, like the Chairman, concerned by the lack of transparency in the Social Security Administration's process for ...
I applaud your holding this hearing on a topic of great concern to all of us, and that is, the impact on the beneficiari...
Opening Statement of Senator Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member
I use it in my office to meet with constituents who cannot travel to one of my six offices in Maine or cannot travel at ...
Non-VA care has been a priority topic of this committee for many years.
In your opinion, was SSA just determined to shut the office no matter what?
