social security
Urge Key House Members to Oppose New Trump Rules That Harm Persons with Disabilities
BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, Leave a Message For Rep. John Larson, House Ways & Means Committee 1-202-224-2265 (DC) or 1-860-278-8888 (Hartford, CT) (Chair of the Social Security Subcommittee) AND Rep. Dan Kildee, Member, Ways & Means Social Security Subcommittee 1-202-225-3611 or 810-238-8627 (Flint) Urge them to oppose these harmful rules & Urge Pres. elect Biden to rescind them in 2021. TALKING POINTS: BACKGROUND In January of 2020, the Trump Administration called for imposing a new layer of disability review on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries. Lawmakers and advocates fought back. However, this August, the Trump administration issued this rule that would force persons on disability to “re-prove” their disabilities every two years. This new step would compel beneficiaries living on fixed incomes to produce additional […]