Congresswoman Ramirez: ‘The true threat to our homeland security is Felon Musk, Trump, and their blatant misuse of power’
Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) used her time during a Homeland Security Committee to call her Republican colleagues to take seriously the security breach being perpetrated by Elon Musk. Ramirez, a member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee, pointed out the hypocrisy of holding a hearing on the cyber security workforce while ignoring that a private citizen has stolen the Department of Treasury’s data, including the Social Security and Medicare payment systems, exposing Americans’ sensitive information.
“Under a Musk and Trump presidency, it’s clear that the security of Americans’ information is not a priority. I mean, a private civilian with no security clearance bullied his way into the Treasury, set up private servers, and stole sensitive information from an agency. If that isn’t a national security crisis, a CYBERSECURITY crisis –then what is?” said Congresswoman Ramirez. “The true threat to our homeland security is ‘fElon’ Musk, Trump, and their blatant misuse of power to steal information and coerce employees to leave agencies. The billionaire boss and his puppet – I’ll let you decide which is which – are on a mission of privatization for their own profit.”
Elon Musk's business utilizes personal data for advertising and generating revenues. Ramirez believes the Treasury data could be exploited to enrich Musk’s companies, which raises concerns about privacy and security.
For her complete line of questioning and witnesses' responses, click HERE.
BACKGROUND:
This weekend, it was reported that Elon Musk, the employees of his private companies, and allies of Silicon Valley gained access to the Department of Treasury’s 6 trillion dollar payment system. Ramirez’s statement here. Yesterday, Ramirez joined Democrats outside of the Department of Treasury in their oversight role to meet with Secretary Scott Bessent and demand an end to Musk’s illegal attempts to steal Americans' sensitive information. The Secretary denied access to the building and a meeting.