Orrin Hatch: “Where is the wisdom of having an omnibus bill that takes close to $12 million worth of fees from the agency's fees?”

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

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.

It is disappointing the ranking member feels a need to question a statement that I made during the hearing.