US EditionSocial Security’s acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
- Lee Dudek, acting Social Security Administrator, ordered staff to cancel Maine's contracts on February 27, 2025.
- Dudek's order came after Trump publicly threatened Maine on February 21, 2025, for its transgender athlete policy.
- Dudek's action targeted a program in place since the 1980s that helped parents register newborns.
- Dudek wrote, "No money will go from the public trust to a petulant child," referring to Governor Mills.
- The Social Security Administration reinstated the contracts amid an outcry and Maine's congressional delegation pressure.
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Elko Daily Free Press
Auburn CitizenSSA chief pressed to resign over order to cut Maine contracts
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner faces calls to resign after he issued an order — which was quickly rescinded — that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal…
Eagle-Tribune
union-bulletin.comEmails expose attack on Maine Social Security over Trump’s feud with governor
President Trump’s administration intentionally made a mess of Social Security operations in Maine as part of an unrelated feud with the state’s governor, according to emails released Wednesday.
Bemidji Pioneer
As older Minnesotans feel impacts of Social Security changes, Sen. Amy Klobuchar pledges to help
CROSSLAKE, Minn. — For 79-year-old Tony Wagner, accessing Social Security benefits had always been straightforward since he started receiving them in 2011. The agency’s online portal was easy to use, and wait times at the office were reasonable. The ease of accessing his benefits changed after his wife died in January, the Crosslake man shared Thursday, April 3, in a virtual press conference hosted by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Since then,…
Trump Is A Mobster, Part Infinity
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday led calls for the resignation of acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek following the revelation of internal emails confirming that the SSA canceled contracts with the state of Maine as political payback after Democratic Gov. Janet Mills publicly defied President Donald Trump in support of transgender student athletes. The emails—which were obtained by…
Trump official targeted Maine Social Security services as political revenge: emails
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday led calls for the resignation of acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek following the revelation of internal emails confirming that the SSA canceled contracts with the state of Maine as political payback aft...
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