Orrin Hatch: “We really cannot afford to wait, and I want to personally express my regard for our chairman of this committee.”

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve on this committee.

Having a confirmed Commissioner and sustained leadership will benefit the Social Security Administration.

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

The Finance Committee has worked with the Treasury Department to ensure proper responsiveness to committee inquiries. We are continuing to review these matters to determine what further oversight is required.