WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) led a letter with 55 of his colleagues urgently requesting Speaker Johnson to facilitate a briefing from Elon Musk for all Members of Congress regarding his role in the Trump administration and his actions as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), including at a minimum details on DOGE’s actions to date, future plans, the authority Mr. Musk believes he has to take such actions, and details on whether or not he intends to adhere to court rulings.
“Since the start of his tenure as head of DOGE, Elon Musk has used his new position to inflict significant damage on the federal government, withholding funds that have already been appropriated by Congress, firing thousands of federal employees, undermining and even attempting to dismantle entire agencies, accessing sensitive taxpayer data, and threatening devastating cuts to services and promised benefits that everyday Americans rely on and have earned,” the Members wrote. “A number of court orders have already ruled these actions to be unlawful, or even likely unconstitutional in the case of USAID.”
“These actions have had a direct impact on people across the country, and our constituents are reaching out in record numbers to express their opposition and outrage over Musk’s role in the federal government and the harm he is causing to their communities,” the Members continued. “Many are also asking for a public contact for DOGE so that they may register their concerns with Mr. Musk and his team directly. Unfortunately, there is no public contact for DOGE, and even Members of Congress are finding it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get any straight answers for our constituents.”
“Therefore, in the interest of communication and transparency, we believe it is critical that Elon Musk come to Congress to provide a briefing and answer any and all questions that Members of Congress have regarding his role in the Trump administration and his actions as the head of DOGE,” the Members concluded.
A full copy of the letter can be found here.
The list of signers includes: Balint, Becca; Barragán, Nanette; Bell, Wesley; Bishop, Sanford; Boyle, Brendan; Carson, André; Casar, Greg; Case, Ed; Chu, Judy; Cleaver, Emanuel; Costa, Jim; Dean, Madeleine; DeGette, Diana; DeSaulnier, Mark; Dexter, Maxine; Evans, Dwight; Fields, Cleo; Fletcher, Lizzie; Garcia, Sylvia; Goodlander, Maggie; Green, Al; Houlahan, Chrissy; Huffman, Jared; Ivey, Glenn; Jackson, Jonathan; Johnson, Henry; Kelly, Robin; Khanna, Ro; Lynch, Stephen; Magaziner, Seth; McCollum, Betty; McGovern, James; McIver, LaMonica; Meng, Grace; Min, Dave; Norton, Eleanor; Olszewski, Johnny; Pingree, Chellie; Pocan, Mark; Ruiz, Raul; Salinas, Andrea; Sánchez, Linda; Schakowsky, Janice; Smith, Adam; Stevens, Haley; Thanedar, Shri; Thompson, Bennie; Titus, Dina; Tlaib, Rashida; Tokuda, Jill; Torres, Norma; Vargas, Juan; Velázquez, Nydia; Waters, Maxine; Watson Coleman, Bonnie; Williams, Nikema
