October 09,2020
WASHINGTON
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Committee
on Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (Texas-08) today sent a letter
to Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration Stephen Goss requesting
more information on how the Office of the Chief Actuary functions, particularly
in responding to requests from outside groups, using taxpayer dollars.
Grassley, Brady Seek Answers on Chief Actuary’s Taxpayer-Funded Analysis for Non-Governmental Entities
WASHINGTON
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Committee
on Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (Texas-08) today sent a letter
to Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration Stephen Goss requesting
more information on how the Office of the Chief Actuary functions, particularly
in responding to requests from outside groups, using taxpayer dollars.
“Given the finite resources available and the
important services the SSA provides to Americans, it is essential that the
agency’s budget is used wisely. For that reason, we are seeking additional
information regarding practices of the Office of the Chief Actuary for
information, analysis, and/or technical assistance requested by non-government
individuals and organizations,” the
members wrote.
In
late August, Goss
provided analysis on a misleading claim by Democrats intended to scare
Social Security beneficiaries. Goss’s analysis was then used to further that
misleading claim. It is harmful to Social Security beneficiaries for
Democrats to play politics with Social Security, to engage in scare tactics
regarding the status of Social Security’s trust funds and to threaten the public trust in the independence of the Social Security
Chief Actuary. Grassley and Brady then sought clarification in
a letter,
noting that, “It is unfortunate that some seek to use your office for
election-year partisan scare tactics and we expect that in the future, you will
not honor requests that serve no purpose beyond political posturing and are not
grounded in serious inquiry.”
Full
text of the letter can be found HERE.
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