Senate Confirms O'Malley as New Social Security Commissioner

Senate Finance Committe Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday on the Senate floor that throughout his nomination process, O’Malley “has made it clear that his number one priority will be improving customer service for the millions of seniors and Americans with disabilities who count on Social Security. Not politics. Service.”

O’Malley’s “proven leadership will be needed in the days ahead. Americans pay into Social Security out of every paycheck, and they expect it to be there for them, no ifs, ands or buts,” Wyden continued. “That means fixing some of the pressing issues dogging the agency.”

Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, applauded O’Malley’s nomination in a previous statement shared with ThinkAdvisor, stating that O’Malley is “a longtime Social Security champion.”

Like Biden, “O’Malley supports expanding Social Security’s modest benefits, not cutting them,” Altman said. “At a time when Social Security is under attack from Republicans in Congress, O’Malley is the fighter that the American people need at SSA’s helm.”