Washington: President Joe Biden has fired social security commissioners after officials refused to resign, and Biden accepted the resignation of the deputy commissioner, the White House said.
Biden asked Commissioner Andrew Saul to resign, and his work was stopped Friday after he refused the Democratic president’s request, a White House official said.
Deputy Commissioner David Black agreed to resign, the official said, who spoke with the terms of anonymity to discuss the issue of personnel.
The two officials have been placed under President Donald Trump, a republican.
Biden named Kilolo Kijakazi as a commissioner of acting while administration conducted a search for permanent commissioners and deputy commissioners.
Kijakazi is currently a deputy commissioner for pension policies and disabilities in the social security administration.
Saul’s elimination follows the legal opinion of the Ministry of Justice who discovers that he can be eliminated, although there are laws that say he can only be fired for ignoring his duties or injuring.
Opinion – Researching at the request of the White House – concluded that returning the evaluation because the decision of the Supreme Court recently meant that Saul could be fired by the President.
Step Biden immediately received direct support from the Democratic Senator who would be responsible for confirming the successor to Saul.
Republican Parliament members accused Biden to politicize the agency and appoint a confirmation of Saul by the sound of the Bipartisan Senate in 2019.
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden, D-Ore, said in the statement that the President had to choose personnel who would bring out their vision for the country.
“To fulfill the bold vision of President Biden to improve and expand social security, he requires his responsible people,” Wyden added, promised to work to confirm the new commissioner “as soon as possible.” Rep.
Bill Pascrell, D-N.j., Who a few months ago began to demand Ouster Saul and Black, celebrating their Friday summons.
“Social security in great difficulty,” Pascrell said.
Senator Mike Crapo from Idaho, the best Republican Party in the Finance Committee, and rep.
Kevin Brady from Texas, the top Republic of the way home and means the committee, issued a shared statement that said the Biden decision was “disappointing.” The couple claimed “the beneficiary of the social security prominent loss from the decision partisan President Biden to remove the commissioner Andrew Saul.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, called personnel moved “politicization of social security administration that has never happened before and dangerous.” Agency, headquartered in Baltimore, pays benefits, funded by taxes on wages paid by employers and employees, up to around 64 million people, including retirees, children, widows and widows, according to the website.
Agency has staff of around 60,000 employees.
Saul was confirmed by the sound of the 77-16 Senate in 2019 to six years which will expire in January 2025, Tweeted Sen.
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
Trade unions representing social security employees also welcome beatings.
Ralph De Juliais, Spokesman for the American Federation of SSA Government Employees General Committee and Council President 220, said the moral of employees and body operations had suffered under Saul’s leadership and Black.
“President Biden made the right call to send this designated Trump packaging,” De Julis said.