Rep. Steven Horsford Demands Government Transparency on Elon Musk's Data Access

Call for Government Transparency

• 🏛️ Representative Steven Horsford is advocating for transparency in government by demanding information regarding access to sensitive data.
• 💡 He highlights that an unelected individual, Elon Musk, and his associates are allegedly causing "havoc" within government systems.

Data Access and Constituent Concerns

• 👤 Horsford's constituents are concerned about who is accessing their sensitive data and for what purpose.
• 📄 The resolution specifically calls for communications related to the access or use of the Treasury payment system, confidential tax returns, and any screenshots of data by Elon Musk or his team.
• 📞 Constituents from Pahrump to Mesquite have contacted his office with concerns about their information being stolen.

Demands for Information

• 🔍 The inquiry seeks to understand why Elon Musk, described as an unelected bureaucrat and the world's richest person, and his "hackers" are allegedly accessing tax data, Social Security information, and bank information.
• 🗣️ Horsford emphasizes that this information should be shared with Congress, as he does not work for Elon Musk, nor was Musk elected to act on behalf of the American people.

Defense of Constituent Rights

• ⚖️ Horsford states his primary duty is to defend his constituents and ensure they have the right to know what information has been accessed, by whom, and for what purpose.
• 🚫 He criticizes colleagues who would not support the resolution, urging them to keep "grubby hands off of the data of the people of America."