Press Release
For Immediate Release
Mark Lassiter, Press Officer
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News Release
SOCIAL SECURITY
Statement of Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, issued the following statement:
"There has been a lot of misinformation lately and I am glad to have this opportunity to set the record straight.
"I have never, nor will I ever, ask or direct Social Security employees to promote or advance any specific proposal for Social Security reform. Our job at Social Security is to provide services and benefits and to educate the American public about the programs and finances of Social Security.
"The role the Social Security Administration plays in educating the public, as well as the messages we are using, have not changed in the past decade."