Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend, the senior Senator from Connecticut. Our understanding is that many States require insurers to check their policies against the master list on an ongoing basis in order to ensure they have accurate information about deceased individuals whom they insure. Furthermore, State treasurers, State comptrollers, and credit bureaus all use the Death Master File for important purposes and need continued access. We certainly do not want to halt these processes or stand in the way of compliance with State law. As such, I am pleased to join you in urging the Social Security Administration and the Commerce Department to both work closely with key stakeholders during the transition period and to use the flexibility we believe they already possess to ensure uninterrupted legitimate access to the Death Master File. State governments, too, should be flexible throughout this transition as insurers under their jurisdictions seek to comply with these new Federal provisions.”