Jim Bunning: “I fully agree that Federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, must follow circuit court decisions.…”

“I fully agree that Federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, must follow circuit court decisions. However, I do not support legislation that compromises the fair and impartial treatment of Social Security claimants. This bill seeks to allow administrative law judges and other adjudicators the latitude to apply their own interpretation of circuit court decisions. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security, I have grave concerns about the impact this legislation would have on Social Security disability decision-making and particularly on the Americans' public right to unbiased treatment.”