Social Security cuts

House Republicans warn Trump administration on Social Security cuts

A new letter comes following confirmation of the new agency chief.

Meredith Lee Hill

A group of House Republicans is sounding the alarm over recent staffing cuts and plans for more cut-backs across the Social Security Administration — a target of the Department of Government Efficiency’s rampage across the federal bureaucracy.

In a new letter to President Donald Trump’s newly-confirmed social security chief, Rep. Nicole Malliotokis of New York and 14 other House Republicans are pressing Frank Bisignano to hold off on any further agency cuts that could “further deteriorate customer service that has been subpar in recent years.”

The slash-and-burn DOGE effort, helmed by Elon Musk, alarmed lawmakers on Capitol Hill who faced a deluge of complaints from constituents fearful that social security services were at risk.

“We are concerned about the SSA implementing staffing cuts and ending leases of customer service centers,” the Republicans wrote in the letter, referencing a raft of locations DOGE has targeted.

Republicans who signed the letter to Bisignano include Reps. Jeff Hurd of Colorado, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, Gabe Evans of Colorado, David Valadao of California, Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, Jen Kiggans of Virginia, Mike Ezell of Mississippi, Mike Turner of Ohio, Zack Nunn of Iowa and Mike Lawler of New York. Three Pennsylvanians were also among the Republicans who added their names to the missive: Reps. Ryan Mackenzie, Brian Fitzpatrick and Rob Bresnahan.