'Blatant Voter Suppression': Wyden Questions Social Security Commissioner over Trump's Election Order

'Blatant voter suppression': Wyden questions Social Security commissioner over Trump's election order

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is questioning the Social Security Administration as the Trump administration plans to overhaul elections with help from the federal agency.

Wyden warns Social Security chief: Trump’s voter database is ‘blatant voter suppression’

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., warned Social Security Administration chief Frank Bisignano that any follow-through on President Donald Trump’s executive order creating a new database of U.S. voters using agency data would be viewed by Democrats as a conscious choice on the part of SSA officials to participate in “blatant voter suppression.” “Facilitating Donald Trump’s directive to create a flawed voter database would be willing participation in blatan…

Senator Wyden demands answers on national voter database initiative

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is demanding answers from Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano over a recent executive order that would create a national voter database. The order requires the Social Security Administration to share citizenship data with the Department of Homeland Security to establish a list of eligible voters across

Wyden urges federal officials protect Social Security info despite Trump order

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon speaks during a March 2024 meeting of the Senate Finance Committee. (Screenshot from committee webcast)Oregon’s senior U.S. senator on Friday urged federal officials to uphold their duty to protect Social Security data despite demands from President Donald Trump to use that information to create a national voter database.  In a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano, U.S. Se…