FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesc
Every Senate Republican Just Voted Against Social Security
(Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on the Senate’s vote, along party lines, to confirm Frank Bisignano as Social Security Commissioner:
“Elon Musk and Donald Trump, with the quiet help of Frank Bisignano, have spent the last few months taking a chainsaw to Social Security. This vote was an opportunity for the Senate to reject the decimation of Social Security, and demand that Trump nominate a commissioner who will stop the bleeding. Instead, every Senate Republican just signed off on the DOGE destruction of Social Security.
Bisignano has zero Social Security expertise or experience. But this self-described “DOGE person” is a Wall Street CEO with a long history of slashing the companies he runs to the bone, including massive layoffs.
He is also a liar. He claims he was not involved in all the chaotic and destructive changes at the Social Security Administration: the hollowing out of the agency, the stealing of our most sensitive data, the harmful and poorly rolled out policy changes, their sudden reversals, and more. However, there are well over a dozen long-serving civil servants, identified by a brave whistleblower, who can validate that he is lying.
With Bisignano’s increased power as a confirmed Commissioner, he will accelerate the destruction of our Social Security system. One ray of hope is that the DOGE henchmen running Social Security have reversed course on some of the biggest cuts in the face of massive public outrage. They know how popular Social Security is with voters of all parties.
Together, we can save Social Security from Trump, Musk, and Bisignano. It’s going to take millions of people in the street raising our voices together, saying hands off our Social Security.”
Last night, lawmakers, Social Security beneficiaries, and advocates held a rally at the Senate swamp opposing Bisignano. The full rally, along with shorter clips, can be viewed here.
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