Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) told senators Thursday that if he is confirmed as the new commissioner of the Social Security Administration, he would focus on improving service and boosting the morale of the sprawling agency.
“We can and we must do better as a nation, and as an agency. I believe President Biden nominated me for this position because I have the leadership skills, the management skills, and the experience — needed at this moment — to lead this organization forward,” O’Malley told the Senate Finance Committee.
The commissioner is the highest-ranking official of the Social Security Administration, which has been plagued in recent years by crashing phone services, short-staffed offices and low staff morale.
“Governor O’Malley knows how to work within budgetary lines, master technology using data metrics and so on to point the right resources to the right people to do the job,” former Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski said of her fellow Democrat in introducing him to the Senate panel.
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