Union Warns GOP Proposal Would 'Devastate' the Social Security Administration

'More cuts to SSA will result in a rapid increase of wait times, force SSA offices to close in many communities, and reduce service hours to the public.'

The full House Appropriations Committee still must approve the measure, one of a dozen government funding bills that Congress is looking to pass by September 30 to avert a government shutdown.

"Someone calling SSA's helpline faces an antiquated phone system that frequently drops their calls and where the average wait time is 35 minutes," Tippens wrote."A worker with disabilities trying to claim their earned disability benefit faces a wait time of over seven months to get an initial decision and up to two years or longer to schedule a disability hearing.

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