Lisa Ekman, Stacy Cloyd – Washington Update December 18, 2018

Join Government Affairs Director Lisa Ekman and Deputy Government Affairs Director Stacy Cloyd for NOSSCR’s fourth and final quarterly Washington Update webinar for 2018.  The webinar will provide you with an update on the outcomes of the election and what it means for Social Security in the 116^th Congress, what is happening or has happened in the lame duck session of the 115^th Congress, the latest information on the status of Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations, and an update on the nomination of Andrew Saul for Commissioner of SSA. The webinar will also feature updates on the latest developments at SSA including information regarding the proposed rule entitled “Setting the Manner for the Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at Hearings”, SSA’s plan to reinstate reconsideration in the prototype states, ALJ issues (including implementation of the Executive Order on ALJ hiring, Lucia and SSA ALJ hiring plans), and implementation of the CARES backlog reduction plan.