Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open

Senator Reverend Warnock has been outspoken about the potential closures of Social Security Administration (SSA) offices in Georgia

Senator Warnock is also part of the Social Security War Room

Senator Warnock has repeatedly pushed back against attempts to close SSA offices in Georgia

Senator Reverend Warnock, lawmakers: “Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person…Closing any of these field offices will make it harder for individuals to access their benefits.”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a coalition of over 100 Congressional Democrats in writing to the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Leland Dudek to demand that he keep Social Security field offices open.

Americans will also deliver the letter in-person to Social Security field offices across the country, in a show of support for Social Security workers and the services they provide.

Multiple reports have revealed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (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. Specifically in Georgia, DOGE announced the closure of five SSA offices in rural communities throughout the state. After the Senator called out the closures and helped create public backlash, the administration made several attempts to walk back the claim of the office closure, even deleting the posting of the specific office closures from the DOGE website.

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.

“[B]eneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person…Closing any of these field offices will make it harder for individuals to access their benefits,” wrote the lawmakers.

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.

Senator Warnock has continued to be outspoken about the potential closure of SSA offices in Georgia. Earlier this month, Senator Warnock collected and submitted over 250 questions from Georgians to SSA nominee Frank Bisignano about how he would protect Social Security if confirmed. Senator Warnock also questioned Bisignano on his commitment to keep all field offices in the state open for Georgia seniors and increase staffing at Georgia field offices. Several weeks before the hearing, SSA announced it was making access to benefits more difficult for seniors, no longer allowing individuals to apply for benefits or request a direct deposit change over the phone. These and other proposed changes at the SSA could lead to an increase of 7 million visits to field offices per year across the country, and an estimated 200,000 additional visits in Georgia alone. Senator Warnock remains committed to ensuring Georgians can easily and efficiently access their benefits that they have paid into over their lifetime.

In addition to Senators Warnock, Warren, Schumer, Wyden, and Gillibrand, the letter was also signed by Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CN), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

The letter can be viewed HERE and below:

Dear Acting Commissioner Dudek:

We write with concern in response to public reporting indicating you plan to close many field offices this year amidst the 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. Each day, approximately 170,000 people visit an SSA field office for assistance. Closing any of these field offices will make it harder for individuals to access their benefits.

Below is a list of all SSA field offices across the country. Given SSA’s recent attempts to close field offices—only to reverse course after public outcry and claim it never had plans to close offices—will you commit to keeping each one of these offices open? If not, please identify which offices you will close and why.

Georgia SSA field offices by address:

401 W Peachtree St, NW Atlanta, GA
325 W Montgomery Xrd, Savannah, GA
1522 W 3rd Ave, Alban,y GA
3530 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA
1650 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA
7263 North Lake Dr, Columbus, GA
115 Robert C Daniel Jr Pkwy, Augusta, GA
303 Isabella St, Waycross, GA
1300 Lafayette Pkwy, Lagrange, GA
480 Riverside Pkwy NE, Rome, GA
109 Cypress Corners, Milledgeville, GA
1916 Smith Avenue, Thomasville, GA
2565 Thompson Brdg Rd, Gainesville, GA
3149 Perimeter Park Ln, Valdosta, GA
134 Juniper Ct, Brunswick, GA
919 Hillcrest Pkwy, Dublin, GA
1548 Flynt St, Griffin, GA
6665 Park Place, Morrow, GA
301 Point North Pl, Dalton, GA
200 Chastain Center Blvd, Kennesaw, GA
4365 Shackleford Rd, Norcross, GA
3554 Covington Hwy, Decatur, GA
3800 Camp Creek Pkwy, Atlanta, GA
1050 Brannen St, Statesboro, GA
155 Big A Rd, Toccoa, GA
908 S Carroll Rd, Villa Rica, GA
389 East Broad St, Winder, GA
510 E 15th Ave, Cordele, GA
220 Carl Vinson Pkwy, Warner Robins, GA
732 2nd St, W Tifton, GA
9180 Covington By Pass Rd, Covington, GA
104 W Third St, Vidalia, GA
246 Bullsboro Dr, Newnan, GA

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