"The proposal would've been the largest-ever cut to the program, per an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. At the time, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration told the paper the agency was working on plans to "propose improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered.""
"Blair was "unequivocal," Turkish tells Axios. "He said this is not something the White House is doing and the president is upholding his pledge not to cut Social Security." Vought affirmed that, Turkish said. He received the same assurance from Social Security commissioner Frank Bisignano. Turkish, president of Nyman Turkish, a litigation and disability law firm, says everyone's been consistent that the "rumored mega-regulation will not move forward.""
In October, Social Security considered changes that would have made it harder for older Americans to obtain disability benefits. The proposal would have been the largest-ever cut to the program, per an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. A Social Security Administration spokesman said the agency was working on plans to "propose improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered." Jason Turkish met with OMB head Russell Vought and White House deputy chief of staff James Blair and received unequivocal assurances that the rule change would not move forward. A White House official declined to confirm any proposal and reiterated presidential commitment to protecting and strengthening Social Security. The episode underscores how politically sensitive Social Security policy remains.
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