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Kaili Killpack

'A Terrible Tradeoff': Senators Say Fixing SSA Phone Waits Is Gutting In-Person Help

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Americans trying to get answers about their Social Security benefits may soon face longer lines at their local office — and it's raising concern in Washington.

In a letter to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) criticized the agency's recent decision to reassign field office staff to a phone program designed to shorten hold times on the agency's national 1-800 number.

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