“One of the things in this hearing that we are going to focus on is the efficiency and the operation of the Administration itself.”

As delivered.

“Good afternoon everyone.

“I would like to thank Commissioner O’Malley, for joining us today. Thank you for being here today. 

“This is an important time to talk about the future of the Social Security Administration. There are going to be a lot of topics that come up today. One of the things in this hearing that we are going to focus on is the efficiency and the operation of the Administration itself. 

“We will continue to have discussions throughout this year, developing good frameworks for discussions about bipartisan solutions to solvency. But today’s hearing will be on the focus of the improvement in the steps that you’ve taken Mr. O’Malley, for making the customer service better, efficiencies better, and making sure that our citizens’ data is protected.

“Thank you, again for being here…We look forward to a robust and healthy discussion.”