Statement from Acting Commissioner Dudek
Reading Time: 1 MinuteLast Updated: March 26, 2025
The President has appointed Lee Dudek as Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Read his statement reaffirming his Commitment to Agency Transparency and Protecting Benefits and Information.
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MKODrPH
SSA’s online processing time for benefits prior to the Trump Administration was “30 days for most applicants” according to SSA’s website. Your administration acknowledged receipt of my application on January 14, 2025 and as of 3/26/25, I AM AT DAY 71 still waiting, without ANY progress noted and without any contact from SSA. Where exactly is the GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY in this?
Staffing levels are already at the lowest levels in 50 years, and you’re closing offices, shutting off phone access, threatening to get rid of staff, and making life difficult for your skilled workers, while failing to process ordinary benefits applications for the people owed benefits. Are you intentionally trying to wreck the agency you were entrusted to run? It sure looks like it.
timothy m.
Thanks for nothing Lee Dudek. Social Security’s job is not hard, compared with other government agencies. Formerly it was one of a few successful ones. Fraud is minimal.
John C.
Mr. Dudek… you know the cuts to staff of one of the U.S. governments most important agencies are hurting thousands of our citizens, elder and disabled citizens. You know the insane DOGE intrusions are violating laws and policies that have served well the people. And yet, you are content to allow this sorry madness proceed. If you had any moral standards, you would resign in protest.
Joe W.
You have an extremely difficult job.
First of all getting rid of the fraud of those collecting benefits that are not theirs…But, the hardest thing you are going to have to deal with is that congress steals your money daily.
It’s impossible for Social Security to go broke unless someone steals from it. I’d like to apply to work with you to prove that Congress needs to pay back what they have stolen over the last 50 years….. And my plan would not include raising taxes …. it would include making Congress pay it out of their own income. I haven’t lost an argument in 44 years and I won’t lose this one either.
Irma
Hello, and good evening,
I am reaching out for some assistant on how to recieve the back money that I was supposed to get back and I still have not. It’s been 3 years and I have not yet been given what is mine. How can I solve this issue, because I’ve contact Social Security with no avail.
All I’m told is that my lawyer has to ask for her part, but the lawyer declined and came to the conclusion that it was not worth it and signed off. Why am I still waiting for my back pay if she declined? Can someone help me get this resolved. Thanks in advance
Margaret D.
Campaign promises or I should say lies said SS and Medicare would not be touched . How dare u use semantics to justify cuts.
Sandra
Thank you commissioner. This is a massive task ahead of you and the patriots in this country are grateful for the hard work and transparency.
Marko E.
Eat dog food Sandra.
Gosmarr
These people are not working for America . They are helping themselves to steal and take food out of children’s mouths and do not give 2 cents about the elderly or the poor or about women or migrants …. They will stop at nothing, ignore judges rulings, and they need to be FIRED and or removed from their smelly offices and strung up to learn a few things about respect and dignity because they have none.
American B.
I was very upset to hear that not only are offices closing and also Phone lines are being taken out of the process BUT that we may miss payments. Then Mr. Dudek said that normal legitimate users would never call to complain and that those who do are most likely fraudsters. This is a ridiculous statement. If they didn’t send your paycheck to your account – YOU’D CALL. If they charged you double at the car dealer YOU’D CALL. If they didn’t pay a dividend on your stock or a distribution on your 401 YOU’D CALL.. OF COURSE REAL LEGITIMATE AMERICANS WILL CALL – EXCEPT WITHOUT PHONE LINES – THEY’LL Have to drive long distances or use the internet which many don’t have access to.
Gosmarr
You speak 100% truth
Kathy H.
Dear Commissioner Dudek,
I have a suggestion to help fund Social Security.
Currently, the social security tax on someone’s income stops at around $170,000. My suggestion is to raise the threshold for taxing to $200,000 – $250,000. This would definitely help fund SS.
Thank you,
Kathy Hess
412-496-7189