Horsford Extracts Commitment from SSA Commissioner to Ensure Public Needs Are Met
Lawmaker Refuses to Accept Commissioner’s Deflections During Ways & Means Testimony
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano yesterday on Trump administration efforts to close SSA offices and roll back earned benefits.
During his questioning, Rep. Horsford asked whether Commissioner Bisignano would work to ensure all field offices are not only fully operational, but also better staffed, more efficient, and equipped to meet the growing needs of the public.
Bisignano, who was visibly and audibly noncommittal throughout his testimony, said yes only after Horsford demanded a yes or no answer.
“Every Nevadan – and every American – deserves to know the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration is working for them,” Rep. Horsford said. “While Commissioner Bisignano’s testimony was far from convincing, I look forward to holding him accountable for his commitment. 150,000 of my constituents expect nothing less of me, and I will not let them down.”
Rep. Horsford, who is Nevada’s only lawmaker on the House Ways and Means Committee where Commissioner Bisignano testified, represents nearly 150,000 Social Security recipients in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.
He has been an outspoken critic on the Trump Administration’s efforts to end Social Security as the American people know it.
February 25, 2025
Rep. Horsford spoke out when DOGE targeted a Social Security office in Las Vegas for closure without warning local leaders. The administration has since retreated from the planned closure.
March 5, 2025
Rep. Horsford co-led the Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act, which would prevent the Trump Administration from closing Social Security Administration offices.
March 19, 2025
Rep. Horsford raised an alarm about Trump administration plans in a leaked memo from SSA Acting Deputy Commissioner Doris Diaz that would significantly hamper operations and prevent people from applying for or receiving benefits. The memo suggested that applicants who cannot verify their identity with the SSA’s online system should visit a local field office in person, ending the opportunity for these individuals to apply for, or update, benefits over the phone.
April 10, 2025
Rep. Horsford led Ways and Means Committee Democrats in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) requesting all documents and copies, records, audio recordings, memorandum, and more to the House of Representatives relating to backdoor benefit cuts that President Trump and Elon Musk enacted against the Social Security Administration, including requirements to apply for benefits in person, closing field and hearing offices, and reductions to SSA staff.
Video of Rep. Horsford’s comments is available here.
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