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13 October
8:47 pm

it was due to my ad to the administration that we were able to get that Social Security office in Decorah back open

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Ashley Hinson, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WHO 13 / Nexstar)

8:47 pm
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Why we checked itHinson claims direct credit for reopening the Social Security office in Decorah — a specific causal claim that can be verified against the timeline of events and her actual communications with the administration.
What we foundThe Decorah Social Security office did reopen and Hinson did advocate for it, but the causal claim that her advocacy was the decisive factor is contested by credible reporting that attributes the closure itself to DOGE staffing cuts she supported.
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