The full Senate voted 53-47 Tuesday afternoon to confirm Frank Bisignano as Social Security commissioner.
Social Security groups immediately responded to his confirmation.
"Bisignano has zero Social Security expertise or experience," said Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, in a statement. "But this self-described 'DOGE person' is a Wall Street CEO with a long history of slashing the companies he runs to the bone, including massive layoffs."
Bisignano is CEO of the fintech and payments company Fiserv Inc.
“Elon Musk and Donald Trump, with the quiet help of Frank Bisignano, have spent the last few months taking a chainsaw to Social Security," Altman added. "This vote was an opportunity for the Senate to reject the decimation of Social Security, and demand that Trump nominate a commissioner who will stop the bleeding. Instead, every Senate Republican just signed off on the DOGE destruction of Social Security."
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., said in a statement that Bisignano’s "decades of experience running large financial institutions will be a vital asset as the SSA works to modernize its agency to better serve its mission and be more responsive to beneficiaries all while protecting the program for current retirees and future generations."
Bisignano, Trump and Republicans in Congress "are committed to preserving the retirement benefits that millions of seniors, disabled workers, and their families depend on, and I look forward to working with the Commissioner to strengthen the Social Security programs and improve the service that the SSA provides to the American people," Smith said.
Credit: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg
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