[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 77 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                NEW SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE IN HALLANDALE

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2003

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call to the 
attention of my colleagues the grand opening of a new Social Security 
office within my Congressional District in Hallandale, FL.
  The new office will serve a total of 16,400 Social Security 
beneficiaries and 1,678 Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries in 
the cities of Hallandale, Hollywood and Dania Beach, FL. These cities, 
renowned for their thriving senior citizen populations, have shared a 
Social Security office in Hallandale since 1973. However, because this 
population has grown significantly over the decades, a new, more modern 
facility was needed in order to better serve the community.
  The new office, located at 1000 West Hallandale Beach Boulevard, will 
include many innovative improvements, such as front-end interviewing 
and interactive video training by satellite from Social Security 
national headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, and other locations.
  I work closely with the Social Security Administration in answering 
questions and solving problems brought to my attention by my 
constituents, and I look forward to working for many years to come with 
Lee Rojas, the manager of this new facility, his full-time staff of 12 
and his four special employees.
  I applaud the Social Security Administration for its decision to 
expand its services and improve its proximity to the more than 18,000 
retirees who have earned Social Security benefits and rely on Social 
Security's services.




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