CNBC: Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: ‘You will be responsible’ if benefits are interrupted

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, that he will be responsible if staff cuts interfere with the agency's ability to process and disburse benefit checks.

President Donald Trump has nominated Bisignano, chief executive of payments and financial technology company Fiserv, to serve as commissioner of the agency, which is responsible for sending monthly benefit payments to more than 72 million Americans.

"As President Trump's nominee for SSA Commissioner, you will be responsible if the Trump Administration’s attacks on the program result in failures or delays in getting Americans their Social Security checks - in other words, a backdoor cut to benefits," Warren and Wyden wrote in a March 11 letterThis link opens in new window or tab. to Bisignano, shared exclusively with CNBC.

Bisignano’s Senate confirmation hearing is expected to take place later this month, according to a source familiar with the situation.

In the interim, the agency is under the leadership of acting commissioner Lee Dudek, who according to reportsThis link opens in new window or tab. publicly stated before his appointment that he had been put on administrative leave after helping representatives of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Dudek replaced former acting commissioner Michelle King, who stepped downThis link opens in new window or tab. following reported disagreements with DOGE over access to sensitive data.

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