@jen_burdick

Legal aid lawyer @clsphila. Mother of two. Cat & prestige tv lover. Views are my own.

Joined November 2013
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Social Security wants to cut Social Security visits in HALF in this fiscal year! How? They don’t really explain. They also intend to centralize some services now done at field offices. nextgov.com/digital-governme…

Social Security wants about 15 million fewer visits in its field offices

The new goal to cut the number of field office visits comes as the agency’s frontline locations have lost thousands of employees.

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Sara Luterman@slooterman28 Nov 2025
If you’re only going to read one piece about Alice Wong’s life, read this one. @RebeccaCokley was one of the people who knew her best. thenation.com/article/societ…

A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong

Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.

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Social Security increases the minimum repayment of overpayments from $10 a month to $50. secure.ssa.gov/apps10/refere…
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Dancing to Social Security’s music on hold. parade.com/news/80s-star-dwt…

‘80s Star and ‘DWTS’ Alum Dancing With His Wife to Social Security Hold Music Is His Best Routine...

Now that's making the best of a situation!

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AARP Advocates@AARPadvocates21 Oct 2025
Social Security customer service is important. Here’s what we’re doing to urge our leaders to prioritize it.
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Martin O'Malley@MartinOMalley16 Oct 2025
Trump’s new plan to reduce Disability Allowances for people over 55, will be biggest reduction of Social Security Disability program since President Eisenhower signed it into law in 1953. A devastating blow to families already facing hardship. cbpp.org/blog/trump-administ…

Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for...

Update, November 20, 2025: The Trump Administration has reportedly set aside plans to propose a regulation that would have made it much harder to qualify for Social Security...

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Republicans have long wanted to raise the retirement age for Social Security. For every year you raise the age, that's a 7% cut in your benefits.   NOT ON MY WATCH! newsweek.com/social-security…

Social Security retirement age could rise under Trump

Along with potentially raising the retirement age, Commissioner Frank Bisignano suggested other measures to address the funding challenge.

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Martin O'Malley@MartinOMalley26 Aug 2025
We have to admire the courage of the Chief Data Officer who blew the whistle on Trump’s theft of all our personal identifying data from Social Security. Maybe the Supreme Court will listen now. nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/po…

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says (Published 2025)

DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.

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One social security recipient who received this email said to me, “This seems to be a breathtaking misuse of my email address to promote a political message.”
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Scoop: After shedding thousands of workers, the Social Security Administration today asked its remaining staff to work 10% harder to clear a backlog of claims huffpost.com/entry/social-se…

After Layoffs, Social Security Asks Remaining Employees To Work 10% Harder

Social Security faces a growing backlog of retirement claims that agency officials hope their remaining workers can clear with a little encouragement.

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Martin O'Malley@MartinOMalley15 May 2025
I’ve been saying it all along. Elon Musk is the biggest fraud, not Social Security.
Natalie Alms@AlmsNatalie15 May 2025
SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25%
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AARP Advocates@AARPadvocates13 May 2025
Social Security must be protected for Joan—and for her great-grandchildren too: spr.ly/6010Nkf5A
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Jeff Stein
@jstein_sun12 May 2025
"At the Social Security Administration, some employees are running out of paper, pens and printer toner because the U.S. DOGE Service has placed a $1 spending limit on government-issued credit cards" @hannah_natanson @maxinejoselow washingtonpost.com/nation/20…

The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government

Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

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Less than 1,000 Social Security ALJs available for duty. Hearing backlog very slowly creeping up. ssa.gov/foia/resources/proac…
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Martin O'Malley@MartinOMalley2 Apr 2025
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are gutting Social Security with a chainsaw, and I’m deeply concerned. Now is not the time for politics—we need leaders who will stand up to the extremists trying to end Social Security.
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Social Security is becoming ultra efficient.
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Legal Aid NC@LegalAidNC26 Mar 2025
Your experience matters! Legal Aid of NC is teaming up with #socialsecurity advocates from organizations across the country to share the real-life experiences of people who rely on #SSA and #SSI. Learn more and share your story at legalaidnc.org/ssa-voices-pr… #legalaid #northcarolina
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NEWS: Ron Wyden says Trump's nominee to head Social Security just lied at his confirmation hearing about having no contact with SSA officials about service changes and DOGE moves. Wyden's got a whistleblower statement from a recent former SSA employee that says in part:
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News: SSA's acting commissioner said the WH is driving the rapid change to phone service. "The reason that we’re on this timeline is because we received a request from the White House. The leadership above me believes that we should do a rapid rollout." huffpost.com/entry/leland-du…

Social Security Chief Says White House Ordered 'Rapid' Phone Service Cutbacks

Leland Dudek told stakeholders such big changes, being enacted in just two weeks, typically take two years.

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AARP Advocates@AARPadvocates22 Mar 2025
68 million Americans count on Social Security to help cover living expenses and pay their bills. SSA should focus on making sure checks go out on time and people get the customer service they deserve. spr.ly/60170xTev

AARP warns Social Security changes could impact access to benefits

Starting at the end of March, millions of Social Security recipients will no longer be able to verify their identity over the phone.

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