Representative Lawler voiced his frustration with an office closing in his district calling it a «slap in the face.»
Republican Representative Mike Lawler of New York took to social media to express his frustration after a Social Security office closed in his district in the wake of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) making sizeable cuts.
Newsweek reached out to the Social Security Administration (SSA) via online form for comment Thursday.Why It Matters
As President Donald Trump’s second term in office takes shape, he has already made sweeping changes by executive orders. A notable difference in his second term is the implementation of DOGE, headed by billionaire Elon Musk.
DOGE announced that 47 field offices for the SSA will shutter. The majority of the offices closing are located in the south and southeast.What To Know
In a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday, Lawler wrote, «The decision to close the only Social Security Hearing Office in the Hudson Valley is a slap in the face to thousands of my constituents who rely on these services.
