I recently introduced a bill to rein in Elon Musk and other Special Government Employees.
It’s pretty simple: an unelected billionaire should not be acting as co-president of the United States, sitting in the Oval Office, joining Cabinet meetings, and making official decisions, all while making $8 million a day on government contracts while he’s at it.
You may be wondering why this scenario could even be possible in the first place. It’s because Trump made Musk something called a “Special Government Employee” or SGE. These SGEs serve for a short period of time and have weaker ethics requirements than most other government employees.
That’s why I introduced a new bill that will crack down on conflicts of interests and enforce stronger ethics rules for all SGEs.
I’m doing everything I can in the Senate to stop unelected billionaires from hijacking our government for their own financial gain. Add your name to become a grassroots co-sponsor of the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act to strengthen conflict-of-interest barriers, prevent financial self-dealing, and shine a light on the finances of these government employees.
Look, Musk has a huge ownership stake in Tesla, so he should be walled off from conversations about electric cars.
He's selling his services to the federal government to launch rockets into space, so he should be walled off from federal contracts for SpaceX.
He and his companies are under investigation by federal regulators, so he should be walled off from law enforcement action.
I’m still fighting to put a stop to Musk taking a chainsaw to our government. But along the way, this bill would make sure he cannot make a bigger profit while he has the ear of the president.
I’m going to keep bringing these clear conflicts of interest to public attention and calling them out over and over on behalf of the American people. If you support my plan to enforce stronger rules on Musk and other SGEs, please add your name to become a grassroots co-sponsor of this bill.
Thanks for being a part of this,
Elizabeth  |
