David Camp, NOSSCR CEO

Protecting our Profession on Capitol Hill

Regardless of political party or positions on other issues, all of us are concerned that the new Congress and political landscape should know the importance of Social Security generally and our vital work specifically. We understand that many of NOSSCR’s members are concerned that a change in party control over both the Senate and Presidency—resulting in a “trifecta”—could result in significant changes for claimants, SSA itself, and our status as appointed representatives. We hear you.

NOSSCR is already well positioned to protect our profession on Capitol Hill. We’ve spent the last several years building relationships on both sides of the aisle—leveraging our credibility, extensive knowledge of Social Security, and our PAC. We have close connections with many of the new leaders on key committees and with their staff. Our dedicated team engages with lawmakers in both parties, tracking key legislative ideas and ensuring your voice is heard where it matters. We’re committed to safeguarding the policies that allow you to represent your clients.

However, we recognize this challenging time calls for a strategy refresh. We’re stepping back into leadership roles in older coalitions and building new structures. We advocate alongside dozens of other robust groups—and that work has already started. NOSSCR will take a new look at legislative ideas—not merely for whether we agree with the text of a bill, but for whether the bill helps us maintain a united community of disability advocates.

We’ll keep you updated. We may need to give you some blunt updates as to the prospects for legislation—because we expect the razor-thin House majority will produce an even less effective body. Oversight functions, however, could be more active. As you saw from our involvement and testimony before Ways and Means in 2023 and 2024, NOSSCR already helps Congress review SSA’s activity.

You can expect some major announcements from NOSSCR in the coming days and weeks. We intend to expand our team—not with lobbyists that sell dreams, but rather with a practical and professional approach that will keep you from falling prey to misinformation. NOSSCR will continue to aggressively pursue our mission “to advocate for improvements in Social Security disability programs and to ensure that individuals with disabilities applying for and receiving Social Security Disability and SSI benefits have access to highly qualified representation and receive fair decisions.” We’ve been doing this since 1979.