Finance Committee Advances Bisignano to be SSA Commissioner

Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below:

"Mr. Bisignano has more than 30 years of strong, executive leadership experience and knows how to enact his bold vision of delivering better customer service for Social Security beneficiaries. I look forward to his confirmation by the full Senate and working with him as Commissioner."

Mr. Bisignano's nomination was reported out of the Committee by a vote of 14 to 13. Executive session information can be found here.

Chairman Crapo's full statement at the nomination hearing can be found here, and his statement at the executive session can be found here.

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