Michael Astrue
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Category: Social Security (United States)
| Michael J. Astrue | |
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| Commissioner of Social Security | |
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| Party | Republican |
| Assumed office pending - pending | |
| Served under | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jo Anne Barnhart |
| Succeeded by | unkown |
| Born | n/a |
| Spouse | n/a |
| Religion | unknown |
Michael J. Astrue has been nominated to be the 15th Commissioner of Social Security, filling a six-year term of office that began on January 20, 2007.
As head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), he will be responsibile for administering the Social Security programs (retirement, survivors and disability), as well as the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
Social Security provides financial protection to more than 158 million workers and their families, and more than 48 million Americans receive monthly Social Security retirement, disability or survivors benefits. The SSI program pays monthly benefits to more than 7 million Americans who have little or no resources and who are aged, blind or disabled.
The 65,000-person independent, federal agency is headquartered in suburban Baltimore, with offices in Washington, D.C., and in 1,500 other locations nationwide.
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