Sen. Elizabeth Warren has expressed her outrage over the Trump administration's efforts to give Elon Musk and his team access to the federal payments system via the new Department of Government Efficiency. She raised concerns regarding the implications of this access on government spending oversight and Americans' data security. Following the resignation of a Treasury official, Warren is demanding clarification from Secretary Scott Bessent on the nature of this access and the intended use of sensitive financial data, emphasizing the risks associated with involving private individuals in critical government functions.
"It is extraordinarily dangerous to meddle with the critical systems that process trillions of dollars of transactions each year..."
"I am alarmed that as one of your first acts as secretary, you appear to have handed over a highly sensitive system..."
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