BREAKING: Congressman Maxwell Frost Leads Two Dozen Members of Congress to Treasury Department Where They Were Denied Entry to Conduct Oversight on Elon Musk’s Unchecked Power Grab of All Federal Payment Systems
Watch Rep. Frost’s Remarks Outside of the Treasury Department
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), a member of the House Oversight Committee, led two dozen Members of Congress to the U.S. Treasury Department where they were denied entry as the Members attempted to conduct oversight into billionaire Elon Musk’s unprecedented access to the private financial information of millions of Americans.
Thanks to Donald Trump, Musk, who has been named a special government employee to oversee the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has gained access to highly sensitive Treasury Department data, including Social Security numbers, tax records, and Medicare/Medicaid benefits. The potential consequences of this access remain unclear, raising serious concerns about federal financial data privacy and Musk’s intentions with this data.
Following their attempt to enter the Treasury Department to conduct Congressional oversight, the Members stood outside the steps of the building to deliver remarks in front of hundreds of Americans who had gathered out of concern for Elon Musk’s take over.
In a statement Rep. Frost says:
“Nobody elected Elon Musk to serve in our government, yet somehow this out of touch billionaire has been given the keys to run our country and has unfettered power to put working families and working Americans at risk.
“Your Social Security number, your IRS information, your VA benefits, your Medicare or Medicaid benefits – are all in the hands of Elon Musk.
“Today Members of Congress, people who were actually elected to represent the American public, tried to enter the Treasury building to demand answers and we were turned away. Why? Because they don’t want us to know what Elon is really doing behind closed doors with all of your information.
“We might have a few less seats in Congress, but we're not going to be the minority. We're going to be the opposition. We're not going to allow them to steal from our people, the working class. We will fight, we will provide oversight, and we will win.”
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