More than a dozen House Republicans are pressing the newly confirmed Social Security Administration (SSA) chief Frank Bisignano on recent staff cutbacks at the agency.

The 15 House GOP lawmakers said in a letter to Bisignano, who was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-47 vote on Tuesday, that they are concerned about the “proposed changes to customer service” at SSA.

“Our constituents heavily rely on the services provided by our local SSA offices, the SSA website, and the SSA 1-800 number. Specifically, we are concerned about the SSA implementing staffing cuts and ending leases of customer service centers,” the Republican legislators

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