The Congress Democrats of Colorado criticized Elon Musk’s efforts Intestine the foreign auxiliary agency of the US government And access to sensitive federal data in recent days, whereby the efforts of the “non -chosen billionaire” illegal and promises are called to take action to curb it.
“These actions are dangerous, reckless and illegal,” said our Rep. Joe Neguse from Lafayette in a statement: “And I believe that we should use every available legislative instruments to investigate, prevent and resist these efforts.”
But the American rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican and old proponent of President Donald Trump, praised the work of Musk to bump the American office for international development. Created By President John F. Kennedy And again confirmed As an agency and funded by the congress, it is now placed under the authority of the US Department of Foreign Affairs.
The agency, popularly known as USAID, is the target of Musk and a small group of allies of Musk’s so -called Ministry of Government Efficiency, who created Trump through an executive order to lower government spending.
USAID, which is good for less than 1% of the federal budget, offers help abroad to finance education and to combat hunger and illness. Employees – as well as federal legislators – are excluded from coming in The office of the office, programs are closed and thousands of more employees have been fired.
Trump has accused the agency of fraud, without providing any evidence.
“President Trump campaigned on aggressively lowering wasteful government spending that does not benefit Americans, and we see that now playing with President Trump that directs Elon Musk and the Doge initiative to investigate the federal expenditure in a safe, legal way Who also respects the privacy of Americans, “said Boebert, who represents the Eastern Plains and Douglas County, explained to the Denver Post.
“I have worked for years to convince members of the congress to look further at where our taxpayer dollars are going, and whether we really need the gigantic federal workforce that we currently have,” she said, “so I am happy we see Finally some progress when it comes to finding out how our money is spent “.
Democrats have been less enthusiastic about Musk’s apparently uncontrolled apart from a federal agency.
The American rep. Jason Crow, who represents Aurora and various suburbs of Southern Denver in the congress, told reporters during a local event on Monday that Trump did not have the authority to close USAID.
“(Congress) made it, we have it mandatory,” he said. “We financed it. So a president has the authority to change policy within the congress established agencies, but the president does not have the authority to destroy or dismantle agencies that were established by the congress. That would be a violation of the law and use the conference power. So that goes in the category things that we will push very hard when I go to Washington. “
Neguse, who represents Northern Colorado and is the fourth ranking in the house, repeated CROW. In a statement he said that Trump “does not have the authority to eliminate legally authorized agencies, seized funds that are lawfully allocated by the congress, or to give unobstructed access to the financial payment of the core of the government and personnel systems to his billionaire campaignonors. ” He referred to The access that Musk and his staff have won For sensitive American treasury information.
American representative Diana Degette, who represents Denver, told the city council during a meeting on Monday morning during a meeting that Musk’s efforts with regard to USAID and the US Department of Finance – where the billionaire has reportedly gained access to social security and Medicare information information – “must be blocked by” legal steps. “
“I can’t see sugar jacket later, in a statement from her office, she said Trump” let Elon Musk run unbridled. “
American rep. Brittany Petterssen, who represents the 7th Congress district of Central Colorado, wrote on x That Musk acted as “a non -chosen billionaire”
“This is an unprecedented abuse of power due to a dangerous, non-selected and loose person,” she said in a follow-up statement sent by her office. “Nobody voted for Elon Musk, nor he neither he nor someone he deputies, have a matter of sensitive personal information about Americans or federal employees.”
Petterssen noted that the American Constitution “gives the spending on the representatives of the people in the American house.” She added: “I will do everything I can do in the congress to fight back against this illegal, unprecedented and reckless abuse of power that he has not earned or authorized.”
The team of Musk, whose involvement has not received a conference approval in the same way, has tried to gain access to secure areas and information within federal agencies, as a result of which a senior official of the Treasury Department has resigned in recent days, according to The Washington Post.
CROW said that the efforts of Musk and the efforts of his staff ‘offer very real national security problems’.
American senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat, wrote on x That the reported “interference with important treasury paying systems is incredibly dangerous and risks serious damage to our country and economy.” He said he would look for answers “in addition to my colleagues in the Senate Financing Committee.”
A spokesperson for our rep. Jeff Hurd, a first -year Republican who represents the Western Helling and Pueblo, said Trump “is within his constitutional privilege to ask a person or individuals to help recommend policy and personnel changes to the government.”
The office’s statement added: “Congressman Hurd is looking forward to dealing with the president and his team to cut through the bureaucracy of the government and to let go of American innovation.”
The office of the US Senator John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, did not respond to a request for comment. Neither the offices of Republican first -year students American representatives. Jeff Crank from Colorado Springs and Gabe Evans from Fort Lupton.
Staff writers Elliott Wenzler and John Aguilar have contributed to this story.
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