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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is just not letting up on Elon Musk. Sen. Sanders tried to get Republicans on the Senate Well being Schooling Labor and Pensions Committee to analyze DOGE and subpoena Musk.
Sen. Sanders mentioned partly:
I believe all people on this committee and the individuals of America perceive who’s working the federal government, and it’s not going to be the Secretary of Labor. It’s not going to be the Commissioner of the Meals and Drug Administration. With all due respect to President Trump’s nominees, the one who is working the federal government proper now could be Elon Musk.
Mr. Musk has taken it upon himself, with the assist of President Trump, to just about dismantle america authorities. Yesterday, shockingly – and I converse as the previous chairman of the Veterans Committee – it’s outrageous and past perception that whereas veterans put their lives on the road to defend our nation, yesterday, we heard that 80,000 staff on the V.A. are going to be terminated.
Just about all People perceive how vital Social Safety is to the well-being of our seniors. Yesterday, we discovered they’re on their approach to do away with half of Social Safety staff, at a time when Social Safety is now grossly understaffed. Mr. Musk has ordered HHS, the Division of Labor, and the Division of Schooling to fireplace staff, hand over confidential and delicate information and defy judicial orders.
Mr. Chairman, if we’re severe about exercising our constitutional duties, which I hope all of us are, it’s crucial for our committee to listen to from the one who is in reality answerable for the federal authorities.
Yesterday, it was reported that Mr. Musk met with Republican senators, at a non-public assembly for 90 minutes, and plans to do the identical with Republican members of the Home. That’s effective.
The Washington Put up reported Mr. Musk gave his cellular phone quantity to Republican senators and promised to speak extra successfully with congressional Republicans. That’s effective.
However you already know what? My constituents in Vermont and constituents throughout this nation need to know what the hell is happening with the federal authorities proper now. And it’s not going to be the subsequent Deputy Secretary of Labor who’s going to inform them.
So if we’re severe, Mr. Chairman, about our oversight duties, we should discover out what’s going on within the federal authorities. And the best way we do that’s bringing Mr. Musk earlier than this committee.
Due to this fact, Mr. Chairman, I want to make a movement.
I transfer that pursuant to its authority below Guidelines 25 and 26 of the Standing Guidelines of the Senate, and Rule 17 of the Guidelines of Process of america Senate Committee on Well being, Schooling, Labor and Pensions hereby authorizes an investigation into the actions of america DOGE Service at companies inside the committee’s jurisdiction, and pursuant to the identical authority, authorizes the chairman to subpoena Mr. Elon Musk for testimony concerning these actions.
Senate Republicans weren’t about to analyze Musk and DOGE, however it is crucial that the Senate Democratic Caucus retains attempting. There may be by no means a foul approach to carry up the truth that what Musk and his DOGE are doing is unlawful/.
Sanders was proper. It doesn’t matter who’s working these companies as a result of the true particular person in cost is Elon Musk. It’s Musk who must be stopped, however Senate Republicans gained’t do something till Musk’s actions begin inflicting them political injury.
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