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                   PROTECTING TREASURY PAYMENT SYSTEM

  (Mr. MIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because Elon Musk, an unelected 
billionaire, is repeatedly and blatantly

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breaking the law, including by usurping the legislative and 
appropriations authority expressly reserved to Congress.
  Musk has claimed powers that even the President himself does not 
hold, including the authority to ``delete'' agencies created and funded 
by this body.
  Among other things, he has gained control over the Treasury's payment 
system, the mechanism for processing all payments made by the Federal 
Government.
  Musk promised to cut $2 trillion from the Federal budget. The entire 
domestic discretionary budget is only $917 billion, which means the 
only way Musk can achieve this promise is through massive cuts to 
Social Security and Medicare.
  Musk now has the ability to shut off Social Security and Medicare 
payments with the flip of a switch. Controlling our payment systems 
also gives Elon Musk access to the personal information of every 
American who has ever received a Social Security, tax refund, or other 
government payment. Why does he need this information? What safeguards 
are there against abuse? We don't know.
  This cannot stand. We in Congress must act, enforce the law, and 
uphold the Constitution.

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