'Elon Musk, keep your hands off our social security!' - Democrats rally against government agency inspections

Record ID: 1965041

  • Title: 'Elon Musk, keep your hands off our social security!' - Democrats rally against government agency inspections
  • Date: 10th February 2025
  • Summary: WOODLAWN, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 10, 2025) (REUTERS) SIGNS AT PROTEST OUTSIDE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS READING 'STOP THE FACIST TAKEOVER', 'FREEZE FELON'S A$$ET$!!!' AND 'FELON MUST GO!!!' PEOPLE AT PROTEST (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEMOCRATIC SENATOR, CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, SAYING: "As you can see, we have one simple message, which is: Elon Musk, keep
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  • Keywords: Alsobrooks DOGE Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk Medicaid Medicare Rich Couture SSA SSA protest Trump social security social security administration
  • Location: WOODLAWN, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES
  • City: WOODLAWN, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001033210022025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A crowd of Democratic lawmakers and demonstrators protested outside the Social Security Administration (SSA) headquarters near Baltimore, Maryland on Monday (February 10) about reports that Elon Musk's DOGE group was planning to disrupt that agency next.
    "As you can see, we have one simple message, which is Elon Musk, keep your hands off of our Social Security," U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said."
    'When you target civil servants, you also target the people they serve,' U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks from Maryland said. She added: 'How does slashing funding at the Social Security Administration cut the cost of gas?'
    Representatives of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services where they were granted access to agency systems and technology, CMS said last Wednesday (February 05)
    Last Tuesday (February 04) the U.S. Treasury acknowledged Musk's team has been granted "read-only access" to its payment system codes but denied that this cut off any government payments, including those of Social Security or Medicare.
    DOGE has disrupted operations at several federal agencies and has raised privacy and security concerns as it has gained access to sensitive payroll and spending records. A federal judge on Saturday temporarily barred Musk's team from accessing government payment systems, citing risks of data leaks.
    (Production: Greg Savoy, Colette Luke)
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