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Sat Jan 18 19:02:48 +0000 2020

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Sen. James Lankford @SenatorLankford

The grid hasn’t been updated since 1978. Because of that, the eligibility criteria doesn’t include modern day jobs that use 21st century technologies. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Sen. James Lankford @SenatorLankford

Under the current system, part of #SocialSecurity disability eligibility is defined by an employment grid, which is a list of every job in the marketplace. It is used with a decision-making tool that factors things like age, education, & work experience. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Sen. James Lankford @SenatorLankford

We have been fighting for updates for years. In 2014, I requested that the Acting Commissioner make 11 reforms to #SocialSecurity disability that they had agency authority to change and didn’t need congressional approval for. One of those was updating the grid. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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