At a time when the agency’s workforce is at a 50-year low, the potential loss of centuries’ worth of agency experience will risk worsening backlogs, lengthening wait times, and interrupting benefit payment.
On the recordMarch 18, 2025
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Wyden highlights the risks of workforce cuts at the Social Security Administration.
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