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Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation into DOGE’s Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans’ Sensitive Data
April 17, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)—After obtaining multiple credible and disturbing whistleblower reports that DOGE is knowingly jeopardizing Social Security Administration (SSA) operations, putting Americans’ Social Security benefits at risk of delay, and compiling a “master database” of Americans’ most sensitive data that risks exposure and exfiltration, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Michelle L. Anderson, the Assistant Inspector General for Audit Performing the Duties of the Inspector General at the Social Security Administration (SSA), demanding an immediate investigation to stop further damage to the agency and prevent a disruption in benefits payments and/or massive and unprecedented data breach stemming directly from DOGE’s actions.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Cybersecurity Social Security
Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants
April 17, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)—Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek urging SSA to reverse its pause on significant portions of the Enumeration-Beyond-Entry (EBE) program because the pause increases costs and decreases efficiency and potentially violates multiple federal laws. 
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Immigration and Border Issues Social Security
Ranking Members Connolly and Neal Demand Social Security Abandon Administration’s Plans to Make it More Difficult for Americans to Get Their Earned Benefits
April 15, 2025
Press Release

Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, sent a letter to U.S.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Social Security
Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine
April 2, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek calling on him to immediately resign and to come before the Committee for a transcribed interview.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Social Security
Oversight Democrats Condemn Republican Attacks on Federal Workers at the Social Security Administration and Other Federal Agencies
January 16, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2025)—Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in highlighting the need to properly fund and support the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) and other federal agencies’ efforts to provide essential services to the American people amid Committee Republican attacks. 
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Federal Workforce Social Security
Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Ensure the Integrity and Independence of Administrative Law Judges
May 1, 2019
Press Release

Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2019)—Today, a bipartisan group of Members introduced a bill to restore administrative law judges (ALJs) to the competitive service and ensure that their appointments are based on competency and merit-based standards.

Issues: Health Care Social Security
Subcommittee on Information Technology Hearing: "Protecting American’s Identities: Examining Efforts To Limit The Use Of Social Security Numbers"
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1100 Longworth HOB
Subcommittees:
Information Technology (115th Congress)
Cummings Commemorates 81st Anniversary of Social Security
August 15, 2016
Press Release

Cummings Commemorates 81st Anniversary of Social Security

Warns Proposed Budget Cuts Could Prolong Wait Times and Service Delays

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 14, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement to mark the 81st anniversary of the date on which President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act of 1935:

Issues: Social Security
Full Committee Hearing: "Social Security Administration: Information Systems Review"
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2154 Rayburn HOB
Full Committee Hearing Joint Hearing: "TSA Security Gaps"
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2154 Rayburn HOB
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