Subject: COMMISSIONER'S BROADCAST -- 02/01/07
A Message To All SSA And DDS Employees
Subject: Budget Situation
Yesterday afternoon, I received encouraging news about our fiscal year 2007 funding situation. The House of Representatives voted to approve a $464 billion spending package that will fund agencies currently operating without fiscal 2007 appropriations.
In the measure approved by the House, Congress will restore $200 million in administrative funds to the Social Security Administration. The Senate, whose appropriators worked with the House to draft the joint funding resolution, is expected to take up the matter next week. In a statement, Senator Robert Byrd, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said “This legislation makes smart investments in national priorities. I hope that Congress approves this funding legislation quickly…”
Senator Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has also applauded the action of the House and reminded his colleagues that, “The continuing resolution still doesn’t give Social Security all the operating funds it needs, but at least we won’t see the 10-day staff furlough that was feared.”
Indeed, when approved by Congress and the President, the restoration of funds to SSA will enable us to avoid furloughs.
Linda S. McMahon
Acting Commissioner
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