Martin O’Malley’s nomination to lead the Social Security Administration won bipartisan support from a Senate panel on Tuesday, likely teeing up the first confirmed leader of the agency in over two years.
The Senate Finance Committee approved O’Malley, the former Democratic presidential hopeful and Maryland governor, 17-10, in vote held off the Senate floor during a morning vote series. Three Republicans voted with all Democrats in favor of O’Malley.
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said during the panel’s executive session ahead of Tuesday’s vote that the Social Security position is about service and not politics, a sentiment that O’Malley reflects. He said O’Malley will need to address long wait lines, red tape, outdated technology and a struggling workforce at the SSA.
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