Conaway Jr., MD, Pocan, Markey, Kim Lead Bicameral Letter to Department of Labor Concerning Musk’s Access to Internal Systems
Washington D.C. — Reps. Herb Conaway Jr., MD (D-NJ), and Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), led 137 of their Democratic colleagues in a bicameral letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Vince Miccone, expressing serious concerns regarding reports that Elon Musk and DOGE are being granted access to the Department of Labor’s internal systems and data.
“The reported involvement of unelected billionaire Elon Musk and DOGE in these functions raises urgent questions about potential conflicts of interest and the safeguarding of sensitive worker data,” wrote the lawmakers. “Elon Musk’s past statements and actions raise serious concerns about the potential for his personal interests to take precedent over the interests of the American public in labor-related matters.”
The letter includes an extensive list of questions that lawmakers demand answers to by March 7, 2025. The topics covered in these questions include:
- Data Access and Confidentiality
- Worker Protections and Regulatory Oversight
- Security and Oversight
- Personnel and Employment Protections
In addition to Conaway Jr., MD and Pocan the letter was also signed by Representatives: Adams, Amo, Ansari, Balint, Barragán, Beyer, Bishop, Bonamici, Boyle, Brownley, Budzinski, Bynum, Carbajal, Carson, Casar, Casten, Castro, Chu, Clarke, Cleaver, Cohen, Connolly, Crockett, Crow, Davis (IL), Dean, DeGette, DeLauro, Deluzio, DeSaulnier, Dexter, Dingell, Escobar, Espaillat, Evans, Fields, Friedman, Garamendi, Garcia (CA), Garcia (TX), Goldman, Gottheimer, Green, Grijalva, Hayes, Houlahan, Huffman, Ivey, Jackson (IL), Jayapal, Johnson, Kamlager-Dove, Kaptur, Kelly, Kennedy (NY), Khanna, Landsman, Latimer, Lee, Lynch, Magaziner, Mannion, McClain Delaney, McClellan, McCollum, McGarvey, McIver, Meeks, Menendez, Meng, Mfume, Min, Moore, Mullin, Norcross, Norton, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pallone, Panetta, Pettersen, Ramirez, Ross, Salinas, Sánchez, Scanlon, Schakowsky, Schneider, Scholten, Schrier, Sewell, Sherman, Sherrill, Smith, Soto, Stansbury, Stanton, Stevens, Strickland, Subramanyam, Takano, Thanedar, Thompson, Titus, Tlaib, Tokuda, Tonko, Torres (NY), Turner, Underwood, Vargas, Velázquez, Williams, and Wilson.
In addition to Markey and Kim the letter was also signed by Senators: Alsobrooks, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Booker, Blunt Rochester, Duckworth, Durbin, Hirono, Kaine, Merkley, Murphy, Murray, Padilla, Rosen, Sanders, Schiff, Van Hollen, Welch, and Wyden.
For a full copy of the letter, click here.