Scoop: Warren, Social Security chief to meet over agency concerns

• The progressive Democrat plans to question Bisignano about further staffing cuts and the potential privatization of Social Security, according to a letter the senator sent to the agency head on Tuesday.
• Democrats for months have blared the alarm over how they say President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has disrupted Social Security services.

The big picture: Protecting Social Security from cuts has become a key issue for Democrats, who want to punish Republicans for touching the "third rail" of American politics.

• The Social Security Administration has laid out plans to cut about 7,000 jobs, eliminating over a tenth of its workforce.
• Warren's office released a report last month that said Bisignano was misleading the public about wait times for calls, with data showing significant delays for most callers.
• "Donald Trump and DOGE got rid of too many Social Security staffers, so wait times for help skyrocketed," Warren said on X this month.

Between the lines: Bisignano has tried to quell concerns about staffing cuts and wait times, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing that he wants to reduce wait times to under one minute.

• The Social Security Administration also recently said on X that it was serving people who call its 800 line faster this year compared to the previous two years.

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