    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H752]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

              WHITE PLAINS SOCIAL SECURITY HEARING OFFICE CLOSURE

      (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for
    1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, the new administration, as it
    indiscriminately cuts services, has announced that it will not keep the
    Social Security Administration's hearing office in White Plains, New
    York. Closing this hearing office with no local replacement is
    unacceptable to the community it serves, and it covers multiple
    congressional districts.
      Seniors and people who are disabled come to this office from
    Westchester and the other counties of the Hudson Valley to fight for
    their benefits. With this closure, residents, likely on a fixed income,
    will have to travel much longer distances: to Albany, to New Haven, or
    to the south Bronx at greater expense, in some cases 4 hours one way on
    public transit.
      This is a financial and logistical hardship for people already
    fighting for support. With the Westchester County government, my office
    and I have identified sites in White Plains close to the current office
    that are available. This would keep government services in the
    community where it belongs.
      Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge the new administration to reconsider
    driving constituents away from convenient services and to work with
    Members from New York State to find a solution before May.

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