Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.
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Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources
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Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system - reports
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Elon Musk’s Doge team granted ‘full access’ to federal payment system
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President-elect Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent has plans to divest from funds and other investments as he prepares to take over as the country’s top economic official. In an ...The Hill - Jan. 13
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