Larson, Murphy, Blumenthal, Hayes Join 100+ Lawmakers to Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), SenatorsChris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, and Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined a coalition of over 100 Congressional Democrats in a letter demanding Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA)keep Social Security field offices open. Americans will also deliver the letterin-person to Social Security field offices across the country today, in a show of support for Social Security workers and the services they provide.

Multiple reports have revealed that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directed SSA to close field and hearing offices across the country - including the field office in Torrington that serves Northwest Connecticut - only to reverse course after public backlash and deny the plans altogether. Given the lack of transparency surrounding the status of field offices nationwide, the lawmakers pressed Dudek to ensure that DOGE does not close the offices that so many Social Security beneficiaries rely on for services and assistance.

Approximately 170,000Americans visit a Social Security field office for assistance with Social Security benefits each day. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has threatened to close dozens of these offices as part of its attack on the SSA.

"[B]eneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person…Closing any of these field offices will make it harder for individuals to access their benefits," the lawmakers wrote.

The lawmakers included a list of every SSA field office across the country and press Dudek to commit to keeping every single one of them open.

On Thursday, Social Security Works, Indivisible, P Street, and AFGE organized volunteers to deliver copies of the lawmakers' letter to field offices across the country - in blue, red, and purple counties - in support of the field offices and their staff.

Rep. Larson has also introducedthe Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act to put a moratorium on the closure of Social Security Field Offices for the rest of the Trump Administration.

Full text of the letter is available HERE.

A one-pager on the Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act is available HERE.