dr. greenwald's classroom. thank you for and honor the service of dr. greenwald. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, last month the social security administration announced proposed to close the field office in apple hurst, new york. mr. higgins: this is ill-conceived and threatens intermall students and individuals with disabilities to access critical services. in response to this, i plan to introduce the social security administration accountability act, which would require that the social security administration provide congress and local communities with adequate notice and justification for field office closings. this bill would require that congress receive a report which includes caseload data, service population, staffing levels at field offices as well as the process by which offices are selected for closing. mr. speaker, the recent f.y. 2014 budget appropriated an additional $11.7 billion t