John,
I’ve got some good news: The Social Security Administration has finally given the IRS payment information for 30 million seniors and people with disabilities who have been waiting weeks for their stimulus checks.
But here’s the bad news: SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul and his Deputy Commissioner David Black, the two Trump appointees who withheld payment information for weeks after the IRS requested it, have not been removed. They will continue to have the power to sabotage our Social Security system from within.
This partial victory happened because the American people spoke up in outrage. Our voices are powerful. We can’t let up as long as the Social Security saboteurs remain!
Chip in to Social Security Works’ SSA housecleaning fund today and make sure President Biden saves Social Security from Saul and Black!
Andrew Saul and David Black’s deadly track record goes back further than the Biden administration. Since their appointment in 2019, they’ve acted as union busters1 who put illegal pressure2 on SSA judges to deny disability claims. They tried to implement rule changes3 to make it more difficult to qualify for and stay on Social Security disability benefits. They have to go.
Just in the last 24 hours, 30,000 people have signed our petition to President Biden. If you haven’t yet, add your voice today!
Then, if you can, chip in to make sure President Biden fires Saul and Black!
Thanks,
Alex Lawson
Social Security Works
1 https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/05/arbitrator-finds-social-security-violated-federal-labor-law-negotiations-administrative-law-judges/165410/
2 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-appointed-social-security-administration-officials-test-bidens-ability-to-forge-new-agenda-090005885.html
3 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-01-29/biden-social-security-administration
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