Wyden Statement on Social Security Using Death Master List to Revoke Social Security Numbers
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after news reports indicate the Trump Administration is planning to use Social Security to “terminate the financial lives” of certain populations, including American citizens.
“Donald Trump is intent on weaponizing Social Security against American citizens and those he has deemed an enemy of the state,” Wyden said. “This move will victimize American citizens who have had their identities stolen or who naturalized. Declaring a Social Security number as dead is nearly impossible to undo, doubly so now that Elon Musk and DOGE have eviscerated customer service at the agency. This action raises the prospect of the Trump Administration stealing legally earned Social Security benefits from American citizens, further proof that Trump’s promise to protect Social Security is a lie. The Trump Administration officials who perpetrate this unconscionable act of erasure will be held accountable when the bill comes due.”
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