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NOW, A NATIONWIDE PROTEST
AGAINST CUTS TO SOCIAL
SECURITY SERVICE. GOOD
EVENING, I'M MARK ALLAN AND
I'M KATIE USSIN. CUTS TO
SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE
PERSONNEL AND SERVICE HOURS
HAS EMPLOYEES FEARFUL THEY
WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO
OPERATE. ALEXA ASHWELL IS
LIVE WITH MORE ON THE FIGHT IN
SPRINGFIELD. ITS OUR TOP
STORY AT 5-30.
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LOCAL SOCIAL SECURITY
WORKERS ARE OPPOSING CUTS THEY
SAY WILL PUNISH THOUSANDS OF
AMERICANS WORKERS IN
SPRINGFIELD SAY RECENT
PROPOSALS FROM CONGRESS WOULD
SLASH THE SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET BY
MILLIONS.
SPRINGFIELD SOCIAL SECURITY
OFFICE EMPLOYEES ARE TAKING A
STAND AGAINST WASHINGTON.
HOLDING SIGNS THAT READ "LEAVE
MY MEDICARE ALONE" AND "DONT
CUT SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICE."
16:30 'IT'S NOT TAKING
ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC.
MONEY. WE ARE TAKING OUR OWN
LUNCH TIME AND SAY LOOK WE ARE
TRYING TO WORK FOR YOU, TO LET
YOU KNOW , WE DO HAVE
SITUATIONS THAT YOU NEED TO BE
AWARE OF." :47 TWENTY-FOUR
EMPLOYEES SERVE THE
240-THOUSAND SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFICIARIES THROUGHOUT THE
GREATER DAYTON AREA. A
MAJOR REDUCTION IN STAFFING
AND HOURS HAS MADE THIS
RESPONSIBILITY CHALLENGING.
14:13 "WE ARE STILL DEALING
WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE, BUT IN LESS TIME SO
OUR WORKLOAD TO THE PUBLIC IS
NOT CHANGING. OUR SERVICES TO
THE PUBLIC IS CHANGING AND
THEY ARE REDUCING WHAT WE ARE
PROVIDING IN TERMS OF SERVICE
WISE." :25 RICK HANNA IS
WITH THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS
ALL SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICES IN
OHIO. HE WARNS THE BUDGET
MAKING THE FUTURE ANY BRIGHTER
... 11:55 "IF THERE IS THE
CUT THAT CONGRESS IS ASKING
ABOUT IT COULD RESULT IN
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 40
DAYS OF FURLOW FOR MOST
GOVERNMENT OR MOST SOCIAL