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Congressman Kweisi Mfume Issues Statement Following President Biden's Decision to Relieve Andrew Saul as Social Security Commissioner

July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume released the following statement following the firing of Andrew Saul as Social Security Commissioner.

"I applaud and support President Joe Biden for relieving Andrew Saul of his duties at the Social Security Administration. With this decisive action, President Biden is removing a known barrier to the progress we seek for our senior citizens, people with disabilities, and the hardworking women and men who work at the headquarters of the Social Security Administration Headquarters in my Congressional District," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. "It is time to turn the page on the obstructionist practices of the previous administration and to move all Americans forward," he added.

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