WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) confirmed that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is not closing any field sites in Georgia.
“Senator Warnock has peddled lies and fearmongered Georgia seniors long enough,” said Clyde. “Instead of proceeding with caution and confirming a shred of validity to his claims, Senator Warnock recklessly ran with potential lease savings identified by DOGE in order to score cheap political points. The Left’s obsession with vilifying President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE is out of control. Scaring Americans — in this case, seniors — to distort the Administration’s work to expose and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse is irresponsible and reeks of desperation.”
“Given DOGE’s recent confirmation that the Social Security Administration is not closing field sites in the Peach State, I urge Senator Warnock to abandon his deceitful crusade and apologize to Georgia seniors. Anything less would continue to be utterly irresponsible,” Clyde added.
Background
On February 28th, Senator Warnock erroneously claimed that the Trump Administration announced closures of five Social Security Administration offices throughout Georgia, including the Gainesville SSA Office in Rep. Clyde’s Northeast Georgia District.
Despite the fact that the Gainesville SSA Office is open and operating, Sen. Warnock has continued pushing the lie that it is closed. Just last week, the Senator posted on social media that “DOGE closed 5 social security offices in GA a couple weeks ago.”
The Department of Government Efficiency recently refuted Senator Warnock’s baseless claims: “This post is inaccurate. @SocialSecurity is not closing any field sites in Georgia or elsewhere. The confusion likely arises from the closure of 5 permanent remote hearing sites (PRSs)—single rooms within field sites used for hearings. Since most hearings are now virtual, these PRSs are unnecessary. Field sites remain open, and Social Security has no plans to close any public-facing sites nationwide.”
