WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted against advancing the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), a federal agency that provides program benefits to more than 150,000 Vermonters and 71 million Americans: 

“I cannot support a nominee who repeatedly failed to answer how he would keep Elon Musk from meddling in our Social Security benefits. I have no faith that Frank Bisignano could stand up to the Trump Administration’s reckless attempts to close Social Security field offices, delay the disbursement of Social Security payments, and make seniors fight through bureaucratic red tape to access the benefits they have paid into. The President and Elon Musk are lawlessly trying to dismantle the programs American seniors rely on—Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare—to pay for their tax cuts for billionaires. We must protect, expand, and increase Social Security—not only for seniors today, but for future generations of Americans.” 

In Mr. Bisignano’s confirmation hearing, Senator Welch pushed the nominee on how he would protect Social Security from the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s actions to harm Social Security. Senator Welch also pressed Bisignano on working to increase Social Security death benefits.  

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