Sherrill Supports New Legislation to Restrict Musk’s Access to Treasury Department
Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined her House Democratic colleagues to back new legislation that would restrict Elon Musk and his DOGE cronies from being able to access and abuse American’s personal information at the Department of the Treasury. Additionally, this legislation would provide additional congressional oversight of the department, in order to limit cyber and national security risks and prevent interference with payments.
“Social Security and Medicare payments are essential, earned benefits that allow Americans to make ends meet — they’re not a political football to be thrown around by Elon Musk and his cronies. That's why I’m backing legislation that would ensure only the most competent, qualified public servants — without conflicts of interest who have been thoroughly vetted — are able to access sensitive information at the Department of the Treasury. I refuse to let an unelected billionaire — and one of the richest men in the world — go after New Jersey’s seniors and most vulnerable,” said Rep. Sherrill.
The Taxpayer Data Protection Act will limit the Treasury Secretary’s authority to give access to its system only to people who: have the appropriate security clearance, do not have conflicts of interest, are not special government employees, and have been a federal employee for at least a year. Additionally, the legislation requires the Treasury Inspector General to investigate and report to Congress on any unauthorized access and assess any cyber and national security risks and interference with payments associated with unauthorized access.
Sherrill has long been on the frontlines of protecting rights, freedoms, and our Constitution from Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies. She led House Democrats in bringing his first impeachment charges, held House Republicans to account in the wake of January 6th, and is now fighting for strong action in the wake of Elon Musk’s attempt to abuse the federal government to cut benefits for New Jersey families.
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Congresswoman Sherrill proves she is part of the problem in DC. She should not only lose her seat but she should NEVER become Governor of NJ.
Just Another waste of government.congratulations! You have my vote if “No confidence”✔️
Time will tell. If Elon and his DOGE team uncover , waste, fraud and abuse in an open transparent manner for all to examine without prejudice, that is good thing. Remember all the Presidents that promise to look at the federal budget line by line to get rid of the pork , but it never happened. Well, now the promise is being kept. The gravy train is under a microscope and all the beneficiaries will be exposed. There are way too many people in the government with deep pockets , kick - back recipients, money grabbing foundations, and those that just don’t care because the job to investigate is too big for them to tackle. The federal deficit is enormous and needs immediate attention. That is the responsible thing to do, no matter who is in charge. Others had their “chance” and nothing was addressed. So time will tell.
Sherrill supports new legislation to restrict Musk's access to Treasury Dept. is a failed project from the start. Guess who controls the House, Senate and Presidency???? Sherrill is doing nothing more than grandstanding, to show that she is somehow "qualified" to be governor. Sherrill is so incompetent and inept, that she can't find her a** with both hands.
Stop treating her with" reverence".! Sherrill must explain why she took and kept Elon Musk money to run her campaign. No member of the Democratic Party should support her until she tells everyone why she has not given back that money.
Shows she has no interest in getting the waste, fraud, abuse and theivery out of government. She wants to protect big government! She'd make a horrible governor!