This is not a drill: Take action on Elon Musk’s major intrusion into confidential info and payment systems

From a friend of a friend on Facebook (lightly edited):

I'm calling the Chairs of the Finance Committees in the House and Senate, the Treasury Secretary, and my own Rep/Senators. [RS here: But also a lot of us can go to in-state offices of our reps in person and demand action]

The names and numbers:

Financial Services Committee - House: French Hill, R-Chairman - (202) 225-2506; Maxine Waters, D-ranking - (202) 225-2201

Financial Services – Senate: Ron Wyden, D – ranking - (202) 224-5244; Mike Crapo –R, Chairman - (202) 224-6142;

Scott Bessent – Secretary of the Treasury - (202) 622-2000 (general number)

Call scripts. Note that the changes in the script are in the last two sentences.:

For French Hill/Mike Crapo:

“[Rep Hill/Sen Crapo] – I’m calling express my great concern regarding Elon Musk’s access to various federal payment systems. Musk was not elected and DOGE is not a legal entity of the US government. I believe this represents a grave threat to our economy as Musk has promised to illegally stop lawful payments being made to fund critical services. I am further concerned with him accessing the personally identifiable information for all Americans as he has access to the social security database. As Chairman of the Finance Committee, you have a lawful responsibility to oversee the Treasury. You are accountable for Musk’s actions. Do something – get Musk and his affiliates out of these systems and investigate whether or not they stole sensitive information.”

For Waters/Wyden:

“[Rep Water/Sen Wyden] – I’m calling express my great concern regarding Elon Musk’s access to various federal payment systems. Musk was not elected and DOGE is not a legal entity of the US government. I believe this represents a grave threat to our economy as Musk has promised to illegally stop lawful payments being made to fund critical services. I am further concerned with him accessing the personally identifiable information for all Americans as he has access to the social security database. As Ranking member of the Finance Committee, you have a powerful platform to express your opposition. I thank you for what you have already done. Please know that all Americans that are paying attention are absolutely terrified about the implications of Musk’s coup. Please continue to be as public as possible with your opposition and use every opportunity to raise the alarm.

For Secretary Bessent:

“Secretary Bessent, I’m calling express my great concern regarding Elon Musk’s access to various federal payment systems. Musk was not elected and DOGE is not a legal entity of the US government. I believe this represents a grave threat to our economy as Musk has promised to illegally stop lawful payments being made to fund critical services. I am further concerned with him accessing the personally identifiable information for all Americans as he has access to the social security database. As Treasury Secretary YOU are accountable for these systems and for safeguarding this data. It is unacceptable for you to allow Musk to have any access to these critical systems. I am calling on you to get his access removed and to determine what data he may have stolen.

For my own reps:

Rep ???/Sens ???: I’m calling express my great concern regarding Elon Musk’s access to various federal payment systems. Musk was not elected and DOGE is not a legal entity of the US government. I believe this represents a grave threat to our economy as Musk has promised to illegally stop lawful payments being made to fund critical services. I am further concerned with him accessing the personally identifiable information for all Americans as he has access to the social security database. As your constituent I want you to understand how alarmed I am about this situation – it is totally unacceptable. I appreciate what you are already doing to oppose this coup, and I can only urge you in the strongest possible terms to make your opposition as loud, angry, and public as possible.

If you need the contact information for your rep and senators, get them at find your member.