“Statement of Jo Anne <$NoAd$> Barnhart”
Commissioner of Social Security
January 28, 2005
âThere has been a lot of misinformation lately and I am glad to have this opportunity to set the record straight.
âI 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.
âThe 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.â
“Background Information on Conversation Participants”
White House Fact-Sheet Released for Presidential Social Security Event in Raleigh, North Carolina
February 10th, 2005
“Andrew Biggs, Associate Commissioner for Retirement Policy, Social Security Administration (Washington, D.C.)”
“Andrew was appointed to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 2003. Before joining SSA, he served as a staff member for the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, a Social Security analyst at the Cato Institute, and a staff member on the Commission to Strengthen Social Security. He holds a Bachelorâs degree from The Queenâs University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, a Masterâs from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science.”
