Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Keep Social Security Field Offices Open, Stop Jeopardizing Seniors’ Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration keep Social Security field offices open so seniors can get their earned benefits amidst President Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s attack on the Social Security Administration (SSA).

“Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person,” wrote Baldwin and the lawmakers in a letter to SSA Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek. “… Closing any of these field offices will make it harder for individuals to access their benefits.”

Multiple reports have revealed that Elon Musk’s DOGE directed SSA to close field offices across the country — only to reverse course after public backlash and deny the plans altogether. Given the lack of transparency surrounding the status of field offices nationwide, the lawmakers pressed Dudek to ensure that DOGE does not close the offices that so many Social Security beneficiaries rely on for services and assistance.

Approximately 170,000 Americans visit a Social Security field office for assistance with Social Security benefits each day. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has threatened to close dozens of these offices as part of its attack on the SSA.

The lawmakers include a list of every SSA field office across the country and press Dudek to commit to keeping every single one of them open. 

Earlier this month, Senator Baldwin demanded answers from Lutnik and the Trump Administration on staffing cuts at the SSA and the termination of the leases for two Social Security offices in Green Bay and Wausau. In March of this year, Senator Baldwin called on the Trump Administration to reverse course on their plan to instate in-person verification that will put up roadblocks for seniors to access their benefits, especially in Wisconsin’s rural communities. Baldwin also spoke out against Donald Trump’s plan to slash the SSA workforce, which helps seniors access their benefits.

The letter is led by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and also co-signed by 36 of her Senate colleagues.

The full letter is available here.

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