Congresswoman Criticizes Social Security Funding
From the
Shelton, CT Herald:
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, whose district includes part of Shelton,
is criticizing the impact of sequestration on the Social Security
Administration (SSA).
DeLauro said sequestration “puts the basic functions of Social
Security at risk” and the cuts come at a time when the agency — and many
other government departments — have been “dealing with funding that has
not kept up with inflation and demand over the years.” ...
Funding for the SSA over the past two fiscal years for routine
operations has been essentially flat, according to DeLauro, the senior
Democrat on the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations
Subcommittee.
“In each of these years the funding level provided was below the
president’s request by $924 million, or 8%,” she said. “These cuts have a
real impact on our ability to serve our seniors, and to ensure they get
the proper benefits they have earned.”
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