WASHINGTON – Democratic members of the Senate Finance and Banking Committees, including Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota, send a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling for him to answer questions about what they call “the risk posed by Elon Musk’s recent illegal infiltration of the U.S. Treasury’s sensitive payments system.”
Democrats on the two committees are demanding Finance Chair Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho and Banking Chair Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina to immediately hold hearings to give Americans answers.
“Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire whose companies have billions of dollars in federal contracts, has gained access to the U.S. government’s purse strings. He and his team, some of whom are barely out of college and have no experience in government, have breached the payment system responsible for trillions of dollars in Americans’ Social Security, Medicare benefits, tax refunds, and payments to millions of federal employees and contractors. The White House cannot even confirm Musk has a security clearance, yet he may have access to millions of Americans’ personal information. We need answers now. This power grab cannot stand, and this shouldn’t be partisan. Republicans should share our outrage, and if they do, they’ll heed our calls and haul in Scott Bessent to answer our questions,” Smith said.
Click here to read the full letter sent to Treasury Secretary Bessent.
