Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek has announced plans for radical downsizing (at an agency where staffing already is at a 50-year low and demand for service is at an all-time high with 10,000 Americans reaching age 65 every day). These cuts include firings, coerced early retirement and the closure of SSA field offices that service the public.

Seniors’ advocates, including the National Committee, warn that these decisions could jeopardize the agency’s ability to serve its beneficiaries effectively, particularly those who rely on in-person assistance. Adding to these difficulties, many of Dudek’s decisions appear to be heavily influenced by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk. According to the Washington Post, Dudek admitted to advocacy groups that Musk and his team are “calling the shots” at SSA.

Do you support a plan to cut at least 7,000 jobs from the Social Security Administration — about 12% of its workforce — to help reduce the national debt and the size of our federal government?

With an overhead of less than 1 percent, SSA is one of the most efficient federal agencies. Yet, SSA has been woefully underfunded since 2011, and Social Security beneficiaries have been paying the price in the form of reduced service and long wait times.

Your feedback as a senior American on this issue is extremely important. So please take our poll today so we can continue to represent your voice in Washington on time sensitive issues like this.

With so much attention now being paid to the issue of Social Security, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare is counting on millions of older Americans to remain active and engaged in mission to protect your earned benefits.

Sincerely,

Dan Adcock

Director of Government Relations & Policy