2019 Q1 Newsletter

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Ready for OIP? : philip litteral

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NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT : GEANETTE FUENTES

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KNOW YOUR ALJ TYPE : TERRI DAVID

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NADR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE : JEANNE MORIN

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IN THIS ISSUE 3 A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT : philip litteral 4 NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT : GEANETTE FUENTES 5 NADR 2019 agenda 11 KNOW YOUR ALJ TYPE : TERRI DAVID

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13 EDPNA EXAM PREP COURSE : 14 NADR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE : JEANNE MORIN 19 NADR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

a Note from the President Ready for “OIP”? (I doubt it)

to Baltimore in January to meet with SSA Deputy Commissioners about the OIS project. We followed that up with a trip to D.C., where we met with representatives of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both meetings were productive and helped us size up the tasks ahead. We’ll continue to investigate what’s coming and communicate with you, so that your input is put forth in the most effective way possible.

Social Security’s new Occupational Information System is coming, though. And sooner than you may think.

SSA has partnered with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to create a new system of counting available jobs in the economy. The Occupational Information Project is in its final stages, and SSA hopes to at least partially replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in 2020 – the blink of an eye, in regulatory terms. Maybe it’s just me, but IF that happens, I see it as the biggest change (and challenge) to our industry in decades, forever changing the way we do business with SSA at Steps 4 and 5 of the Sequential Evaluation Process. Just consider how long we’ve been working with the DOT – with all its warts and deficiencies and irrelevancies (and many slam-dunk remands). Decades! Nearly every lesson you’ve learned about vocational factors in the disability determination process could become moot, overnight.

So, we could run and hide, or we could prepare and (maybe) prosper. As NADR’s governing Board, we choose the latter.

The staffers at BLS appear very professional and seem dedicated to getting the analysis right. However, they can only work within the parameters given them by SSA. We also know that the (now defunct) Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel ran into problems a few years ago. Perhaps they could not find enough real, unskilled jobs in the national economy needed for SSA to deny so many claims?

This panel was disbanded in 2012. Wonder why?

Answers to these questions, and many more, will be addressed by The Taskforce.

At this point I cannot say what this new system will look like, nor whether it will increase fairness and equity in the decision-making process vs. just giving The Agency an easier path to wrong decisions. But our aim is to find out, help shape, and to tell you what we learn.

We all realize that sometimes even the best and most informed comments concerning SSA’s proposed changes have only marginal impact on final outcomes.

For this reason, the second major thrust of NADR’s OIS response workload will be training. I’m working with our Legislative Committee, Conference Committee and Education Committee to make sure our Members are provided many opportunities to learn about the new system. Working from a position of knowledge, we’ll all achieve greater success.

To this end, we have created the OIS Taskforce. Some of the greatest “vocational expert minds” in our Membership have come together to help bell this cat.

Our first, and primary goal is to study the project and learn all we can about it. At the very least we need to be informed and ready to comment on the multitude of new regulatory and policy proposals that might spring forth if this system is implemented. To “kick-start” our preparations, NADR’s Legislative Team traveled NADR NEWS

The first phase of our Taskforce is Chaired by Karen Starr (former VE and former NADR Director at Large), and includes Greg Cates, EdD (NADR Vice President,

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a Note from the President continued former VE), Art Kaufman (former VE, NADR Past President), Paul Ringsmuth (former VE, creator of the RepTools SSD vocational database), Kelly Blad (NADR Director at Large), Patty Sexton (NADR past Director at Large), and Jeanne Morin (NADR’s Public Policy Advisor). With this kind of firepower, our group will get you as ready as you can be. Please join me in thanking them for their service, and please let us know

of any specific questions or comments you may have.

This group will absolutely expand with time. Let me know if you want to help. I’ve told the Taskforce what I tell every NADR group that works to help make you a better rep: “BE NADR”!

Philip B. Litteral, President

NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT geanette FUENTES What is your vocational background prior to representation?

NADR gave me the courage to go ahead and submit my application and hit the books with the Study Modules.

I was hired to work for a heavy advertisement law firm who had a department for their calls involving Social Security Disability claims, and I was one of their paralegals. I was lucky enough to be involved with Social Security, practically, from the start of my paralegal path

What made you decide to become an NADR member?

I viewed NADR as an opportunity to “kick-start” my skill set and to ramp up business potential. I quickly realized that I got more than I actually expected. The Talklist forum, the Webinars, the Mentors, along with the sample forms and briefs available for members are simply priceless. NADR keeps me connected to the disability practice in a whole new level.

How long have you been a representative?

Although I have been in the Social Security “field” for over 20 years, I am brand new! I was part of the 2018 EDPNA testing group in Atlanta who passed the exam.

How did you get involved in representation?

Once I learned that non-esquires can also be allowed to practice just like attorneys, I wanted to give it a try. I enjoyed contact with claimants and analyzing their individual claims. I didn’t want to be left out of one of the most important components.

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What do you hope to get out of your NADR membership?

I fully expect my NADR membership to allow me to keep current with industry best practices to provide the highest degree of service to benefit my clientele.

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Wednesday, April 3rd All events on Mezzanine level except Meet and Greet Registration Open – 1:00pm-5:00pm (Salon Del Rey Prefunction) Exhibit Hall Opens at 1:00pm (Salon Del Rey Prefunction and La Corona) 12:00pm – Riverwalk Boat Tours Meet in the hotel Lobby at Noon to walk a few blocks down the Riverwalk to take a boat tour. Tours are $20 per person and you can pay there. Also, we’ll be close to The Alamo. You can take a tour, or at least get a picture…you know, so you don’t forget it…

1:00-5:00pm Learning Lounge (La Duquesa) The best way to get a head start; come to meet other attendees and take in as many 30minute talks as you can.

5:00-6:00pm - 2019 NADR Service Project (Books Collected at Registration) Join us for our annual service project at 5:00pm where we will hold a book drive for soldiers traveling through the San Antonio USO. Soldiers serving the U.S. military often lack access to books, which they need for leisure reading, developmental goals, reading to their children via web cam, recovering from emotional trauma and enduring separation from loved ones.

Please bring NEW books to be donated to troops, both heading abroad and returning to the U.S. Great reasons to donate to this project include; • • • • •

It lets U.S. troops know that people appreciate their service and sacrifice Helps U.S. troops stay mentally active with literature Helps U.S. troops stay connected to their children via web cam book reading Ensures that our troops have reading material that may help get them through tough times Connect with peers on a meaningful project

7:00pm Meet n’ Greet (cash bar) (El Mirador, 22nd Floor) Let the reunion begin! This is a great time to meet new conference attendees and catch up with old friends!

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Thursday, April 4th *All General Sessions Held in Salon A&B* Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall are open 7am-5pm 7:00-8:00am Networking Breakfast (Salon C) 8:00-8:30am Opening, President Phil Litteral Special Guests: Dale Cowan, Jim Shaw, Art Kaufman, Chris Marois, Scot Whitaker, Bob McDowell and Steve Skinner 8:30-9:30am Using the A Section to Win Chris O’Connor, Esq. DDS and its consultants often make mistakes that would allow a case to be paid but for the mistake. These mistakes range from misclassification of past work to a phrase in a narrative portion of the MRFC that equals a listing. We call these "It’s unfortunate we are here cases" because had DDS followed agency policy the case would have been paid at initial application. Learn about what to look for in this section to make your best appeal.

9:30-10:30am -The New Normal - Effective Arguments Based on the New Medical Source Regulations Sarah H. Bohr, Esq. SSA has substantially revised its regulations addressing medical source evidence and has abolished the treating physician rule, for all new claims filed on or after March 27, 2017. This session will highlight these changes and include suggestions for potential arguments to make to the ALJ and the Appeals Council based on these recent regulatory changes.

10:30-11:00am - Networking Break 11:00am-12:00pm Effective Social Security Disability Representation in Hearings; A Former ALJ’s Perspective Hon. David Hatfield Learn what makes an effective representative in disability cases before the Social Security Administration from a former Administrative Law Judge’s perspective. The presentation will contain examples of good and bad representation that he witnessed in his career, and will give specific practice tips to enhance a representative’s success in this field of law. Judge Hatfield was a favorite last year! Don’t miss it!

12:00-1:30pm Lunch on Your Own

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1:30-2:30pm VE Panel Karen Starr, Greg Cates and Gil Spruance This panel discussion, moderated by former VEs, will guide the attendee through four hypothetical scenarios while the panelist explain the tools used and the vocational reasoning to find jobs. Special topics including sit/stand and time off task will be presented.

2:30-3:00pm – Networking Break 3:00-4:00pm Winning Mental Impairment Claims in Light of the Revised Listings Meredith Marcus, Esq The 12.00 listings have changed within the last few years. Learn the new criteria and how to best present a mental impairment case with these changes in mind.

4:00pm Annual Business Meeting

This meeting is open to all NADR members and will focus on the state of the organization as well as any new business.

7:00pm Annual President’s Banquet (El Mirador, Top Floor)

The ultimate FIESTA! Our annual banquet will offer a buffet that includes the essential tastes of San Antonio while we are entertained a Mariachi Band and later, NADR's own talented musicians.

10:00pm NADR Afterparty

The night owls can head down to the hotel bar, Durty Nelly’s (on property)to start the fun!

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Friday, April 5th

7:30-8:30am – Gold Sponsor Breakfast (Salon C) 8:30-9:30am – SSA Update Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Mary Quatroche

Get familiar with the latest SSA policy updates and future plans.

9:30-10:30am – OHO Update Office of Hearing Operations, Chief Judge Patrick Nagle

A lot has changed this year in OHOs around the country. Learn what we can expect down the road!

10:30-11:00am – Networking Break 11:00am-12:00pm Legislative Update: Talk Show Style Jeanne Morin, NADR Public Policy Advisor Scot Whitaker, Legislative Chair Philip Litteral, NADR President Eva Sirman, CAE What is NADR doing to give members a voice in DC? Come to this interview with our legislative leaders to learn what NADR is working on that may affect our future.

12:00-1:30pm Lunch on Your Own 1:30-2:30pm Breakout Session 1 – Choose One: A. Lucia and SSR 19-1p – How to Get Tons of Remands (Before It’s Too Late!)

Dave Chermol, Esq. In the summer of 2018 the Supreme Court issued a monumental decision effectively holding that every administrative law judge in the United States of America was unconstitutional. Can you believe it? Unfortunately, many representatives are unaware of this decision and most of the representatives who are aware of it have been given terrible advice as to how to make use of this game-changing Supreme Court decision. Dave Chermol of the federal court disability appellate law firm of Chermol and Fishman, LLC has been on top of this issue from the outset. Come to this session and learn from Dave exactly what you should be doing (right now!) with this case, and the SSR the Agency has issued in its wake, in order to generate tons of Appeals Council remands.

B. A Close Look at SSI Claims and Resources James Redmond

Ever feel like you are in the dark in regard to specific rules and regulations pertaining to resources for SSI eligibility? Would you like to gain insights into SSI resource provisions so you can provide expert guidance to your clients? This session will focus on relevant topics such as: Plans for Achieving Self Support, Burial Fund Exclusions, Conditional Payments, Secrets to Winning Overpayment Waiver Arguments Resulting from Excess Resources, Uniform Gift to Minors Act, Exclusion of Trusts, Time Limits and Spend Down NADR NEWS Rules.

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2:30-3:30pm Breakout Session 2 – Choose One: A. Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in Social Security Disability Claims Melissa Smith, ADR

An interactive workshop where you will be challenged to look at specific claims scenarios with critical thinking skills. It's easy in this business to get lost in the rules and regulations and forget about applying simple logic to clients’ cases. This presentation is a lot of fun and is a great way to meet other attendees!

B. The Same Old Same Old Karl Osterhout, Esq.

Did you know that even though the DOT has 12500 listed jobs, the evidence shows that only 40 of them are regularly relied on by ALJs to deny benefits based on RFCs for light and sedentary simple routine repetitive jobs? This is powerful information. Karl Osterhout will show you a way to attack EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM as an appropriate basis to deny benefits. To be clear, your work starts AFTER you’ve attended this presentation.

3:30-4:00pm Networking Break 4:00- 5:30pm Roundtables (Salon C) Bringing back a favorite, this session will give attendees the opportunity to discuss current, relevant topics with other attendees. Some of the topics this year include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Preparing for Challenging Judges Using GRIDS Developing Case Theory Intake Best Practices Breaking Down Sequential Evaluation Challenging Claimants OIS Update Central Scheduling Experiences Tips for Improving Awards at Recon Medical Records Updates/HITECH Identifying a Case in Less than 5 Minutes Technology Life Hacks for Small Practices Social Media and Your Business Tips for New Representatives Anything Goes Questions about NADR

5:30 – 6:30pm Sponsor Mixer (cash bar) (Prefunction and La Carona) Door prizes! Come hang out with our sponsors, learn about what services they can provide you. You might win a prize!

We left the evening free so that you could make plans with other attendees and take in all of the beauty and culture San Antonio offers. Have Fun!

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Saturday, April 6th 7:15-8:15am Breakfast (Salon C) 8:15-9:15am Breakout Session 3 – Choose One: A. Enhancing Our Allowances by Using Both Appendixes of the DOT Hon. Gerry Mariani

The presentation will consist of actual hearing examples of utilizing both appendixes, the way federal courts have rules when confronting issues related to them, and the actual theory behind the contents of both appendixes.

B. NADR President’s Forum for Emerging Professionals Bob McDowell, Jim Shaw, Dale Cowan and moderated by Phil Litteral Do you have business startup or procedural questions? We have a panel of NADR legends ready to answer them! Q&A with some of our past presidents!

9:15-9:30am Networking Break 9:30 – 10:30am Ethics in Social Security and SSI Practice Professor Robert Rains, Penn State Dickinson Law

Professor Rains will present several hypothetical scenarios and will explain why the situation does or does not violate SSA policy using CFR citations for each. This session is great for both beginner representatives as well as veterans! *Meets EDPNA CEU criteria.

10:30-12:00pm Breakout Session 4 – Choose One: A. EDPNA CEU Criteria As a group, we will complete courses 2-4 which include

watching the video, reading and discussing all materials regarding Relevant Dates, Program Uniformity at the Hearing and Appeals Council Levels, and Submission of Evidence. This course along with Professor Rains’ presentation will satisfy the 2019 EDPNA CEU criteria.

B. EDPNA Essentials: The Nuts & Bolts of Representation for Beginners and EDPNA Test Takers

If you plan to take the fee withholding exam in May, or you're new to the world of Social Security Disability representation, this session is for you! We will answer any questions you have about getting started, taking the test, or disability program basics. This will be a casual, open-ended conversation - even if you've never represented a claimant before, you're welcome. *Conference registration not required!

Thank you for attending the 2019 NADR Conference!

This time next year, we will be in Puerto Rico! April 4-8, 2020

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KNOW YOUR ALJ TYPE TERRI DAVID As a former Social Security disability (SSD) adjudicator and decision writer for 13 years, I would like to share some suggestions that can help you expedite and win cases. I worked in two different hearing offices, two different regions, and with many budding ALJs at ODAR/OHO headquarters. As a senior attorney adjudicator and decision writer in hearing offices, I worked closely with Administrative Law Judges (ALJ).

There are certain types of ALJs, as you know, and I have some insight into understanding each type and how to successfully collaborate with them to expedite and win cases. ALJs are wonderful people, just like us, trying to do our jobs efficiently and accurately in a production-paced, high-volume environment. Okay, most of them and most of us are working efficiently and accurately. Nonetheless, in the spirit of improving the art of SSD advocacy and being a lifelong learner, let’s take a look at the different types of ALJs and some best practices in expediting and winning cases. In my experience, I found most ALJs are either an Outlier or Ultimate Professional.

(OTR). This ALJ is wonderful for many reasons, but particularly, he/she sees the relationship between the SSD representative and ALJ as a partnership. They are professional collaborators.

This ALJ wants to pay the right claimant, now, with your help. Briefs and OTRs are effective tools in collaborating with this ALJ. He/she will actually read your brief or OTR, consider the evidence, and look for solutions based on regulations and objective evidence. Providing them with the right argument supported by objective evidence and SSD law significantly increases your chance of winning and expediting the case. This ALJ further expedites your case by instructing the decision writer to use your brief or OTR to write the decision. The overworked decision writer is more than happy to quickly get this fully favorable case written based on the medical evidence of record … and your brief or OTR. Collaborating with this ALJ gives you a good chance of expediting and winning your case.

The Outliers. These ALJs either allow or deny well above or below the average. You either love or … fear them. When you see his/her name on the Notice of Hearing, you either celebrate or cringe.

You have a pretty good idea on how the ALJ will decide the case before the hearing. Yes, this ALJ is in all regions, in all cities, in all OHOs. This ALJ is either the ‘Frequent Favorable Flyer’ ALJ, or ‘Never Pay Anyway’ ALJ. Yes, they both exist. You can win and expedite more cases by understanding what the ALJ is looking for and how to collaborate with him/her more effectively.

The solution for the ‘Never Pay Anyway’ ALJ is matching his/her work ethic. This ALJ is a hard worker, spending a lot of time diving into the evidence, and finding reasons not to pay your client. You need to know the evidence thoroughly.

A medical summary and/or prehearing brief addressing negative aspects of your case with countering evidence or exceptions to the law is helpful. If you do not have time, hiring someone who will do the researching and writing for you and forewarning you of possible issues that may arise prior to the hearing is a worthy endeavor. Be ready to answer questions around any possible hint of your client performing workrelated activities such as an UWA, volunteering, babysitting grandchildren, driving long distances, or going on vacation. If there is a normal examination,

The solution for the ‘Frequent Favorable Flyer’ ALJ is assisting them with the enormous workload by guiding them to the right decision with a prehearing brief (brief) or On-The-Record request NADR NEWS

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KNOW YOUR ALJ TYPE TERRI DAVID continued facts that guide him/her to the right decision.

Show up prepared and professional and you can persuade this ALJ to pay the right claimant at the right time. Come to the hearing with a possible amended onset date in mind, if applicable. This ALJ rarely decides partially favorable decisions, which expedite cases. This ALJ will amend the onset date to find a fully favorable decision out of fairness and efficiency. This ALJ knows that partially favorable decisions are time-consuming and delay case processing times. This ALJ will use senior attorneys to consider OTRs and expedite a case. If you have submitted an OTR, call the hearing office prior to the hearing and ask to speak with the decision writer or senior attorney assigned to the case. The decision writer or senior attorney can help expedite the case by discussing the case with the ALJ. Once at the hearing, be prepared and professional, which includes knowing the facts of the case and meeting with your client prior to the hearing. This ALJ has reviewed the evidence and may have questions for you to clarify any inconsistencies. This ALJ may ask your client questions because he/she wants to know all the facts, the truth. This ALJ will provide decision writers with accurate and clear instructions and reference your brief or OTR to expedite the case. Be ready to provide a post-hearing brief, if requested; some Ultimate Professional ALJs will request a post-hearing brief to expedite the case for a possible fully favorable decision. Be prepared and professional and you will expedite and win cases with the Ultimate Professional ALJ.

substance abuse, or a series of UWAs near the SGA level, be ready to explain the evidence. It is bittersweet, but this ALJ knows the facts of the case and SSD law and requires you to know too.

This ALJ helps you become a better representative.

It’s just my opinion, you may disagree. However, I improved as an adjudicator and decision writer working with this ALJ because I had to know the law, facts of the case, and write a persuasive decision. This was no easy task as most of the evidence indicated the claimant should be allowed disability. It is what it is. Know your case, know the exceptions, and have objective evidence to support your argument, and you have a better chance at winning and expediting cases with this ALJ. The Ultimate Professional. These are most of the ALJs. This ALJ neither gives us reason to celebrate nor cringe when you see his/her name on the Notice of Hearing. You can expect the right claimant getting paid at the right time. This ALJ’s case disposition data indicates about 50 percent allowances with a few partially favorable decisions and 50 percent denials. The decision writers and staff appreciate this ALJ for being prepared, efficient, and accurate. Representatives need to come prepared for the hearing, respecting the ALJ’s time. This ALJ really cares about the claimant. This ALJ takes the position seriously, puts in respectable effort, and expects you to do the same. The Ultimate Professional ALJ sees you as a professional as well unless you prove him/her wrong. This ALJ is great to work with as fairness is his/her game, making the right decision is important to this ALJ.

If you would like to share your experience about working with ALJs and best practices, feel free to email me at terri@terrimdavid.com. If you are interested in my SSD training, consulting, coaching, brief writing, or client representation, you can contact me through my website at terrimdavid. com or email me.

The solutions for the Ultimate Professional ALJ include an approximately two-page brief and OTR. Succinct and focused briefs are effective because this ALJ has thoroughly reviewed the evidence, and you essentially remind the ALJ of important NADR NEWS

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EDPNA Exam Prep course Did you know that NADR offers a prep course for the EDPNA exam? This year, we’ve made it better than ever, with a mobile friendly platform and more practice scenarios! The purpose of the course is to show you what to focus your studies on by going through four modules: Technical/Procedural, Medical, Vocational and Ethical. The feedback we get each year from test takers is overwhelmingly positive and many say they would not have passed the test without this course!

The cost of the prep course remains the same; $500 for nonmembers and $250 for members.

Once you register for the course at https://www. nadr.org/event/2019edpna, you will receive instructions for accessing the course. The course includes 10 practice quizzes and one 50 question multiple choice practice exam. The course also includes a discussion forum for all participants.

Please don’t wait to sign up in May. There are a lot of citations you need to know and you need all the extra time you can get!

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legislative update jeanne morin NADR’s legislative team travelled to Washington, D.C. in early January to meet with key congressional staff members on both sides of the aisle of the House and Senate authorizing and appropriations committees for SSA. Here is a report on the highlights of their visits.

America’s workers, during which Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson (D-CT) was acknowledged by Republicans and Democrats alike for reintroducing the Social Security 2100 Act (H.R. 860), which currently has more than 200 cosponsors. We expect a hearing on that bill, as well as other proposals to improve trust fund solvency, in the coming months as Committee Members grapple with competing priorities of strengthening benefits and controlling costs.

The Ways & Means Social Security Subcommittee, this year under Democratic control of the House, plans to focus on the following priorities in 2019: expanding and enhancing the Social Security programs; improving SSA’s service delivery - including addressing the backlogs, reducing 800-number wait times, and providing oversight of field office closings; and countering attempts to discredit or spread misinformation about the Social Security disability programs.

On January 31st, Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Larson and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Democrat Ron Wyden (OR) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sherrod Brown (OH) in a letter

On February 6th, the full Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on improving retirement security for

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legislative update jeanne morin continued to Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill calling on SSA to withdraw its proposal to limit the right of Americans to receive an in-person appeals hearing if their initial application for Social Security benefits is denied. The letter can be found here.

will stay in touch with the Labor/HHS Subcommittees, which have jurisdiction over SSA’s administrative budget, throughout this process.

By coming to Washington to meet face-to-face with congressional staff responsible for Social Security policy, the NADR Legislative Committee is helping to assure that NADR will be part of the conversation as Congress debates legislative issues affecting Social Security and its disability programs.

The President has re-nominated Andrew Saul to serve as Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring on January 19, 2025, and we expect the Senate Finance Committee to vote on that nomination soon, with a Senate floor vote to follow. The President also has re-nominated David Black to be Deputy Commission for the same term.

In our conversations with appropriators, we thanked them for their efforts to provide adequate funding for SSA’s administrative expenses for FY 2019, and stressed the need for additional funding to address backlogs, wait times and other issues that impact SSA’s ability to serve the public. We will continue to stress the need for funding as the FY 2020 appropriations process begins. As a first step, Congress must negotiate an agreement to raise discretionary spending caps imposed by the Budget Control Act, or face $50 billion in spending cuts to nondefense programs. The appropriations process generally kicks off with the President releasing his budget request in February, but the government shutdown has delayed the process until mid-March. Action by House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are likely to be delayed as well. We NADR NEWS

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Board of Director s 2014-2015 President Robert McDowell Elizabethtown, KY Vice President Steve Skinner Redding, CA

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President Philip Litteral, ADR Ashland, KY

Vice President C. Greg Cates, EdD., ADR Memphis, TN

Secretary Karen Skinner, ADR Redding, CA

Treasurer Christopher Mazzulli, ADR Baltimore, MD

Director At Large Clifford Berkley, ADR Fullerton, CA

Director At Large Marilyn Hamilton, Esq. Atlanta, GA

Director At Large Michael Wener, ADR Memphis, TN

Director At Large Kelly Blad, ADR Cook, MN

Director At Large Melissa Smith, ADR St. Louis, MO

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