Orrin Hatch: “That would clearly mean significant increases in taxes on lower-wage earners as well as the middle class.”

Understanding what is happening in field and regional offices is critical in the role of executive leader of the agency.

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.

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.