Blumenthal Calls on Trump to Protect Veterans' Private Information, End Elon Musk's Takeover of the Treasury's Payment System

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement calling on President Donald Trump to end Elon Musk’s takeover of the U.S. Treasury’s payment system. The payment system includes private information of veterans, surviving spouses, and their families, including their monthly disability compensation amount, home address, and bank account numbers.

“Elon Musk’s illegal takeover of the Treasury’s payment systems has serious implications for veterans and their families receiving compensation from VA. With this takeover, Musk can now access veterans' personal data—from where they live, to their bank account info, and the amount of their earned VA benefits. It is reprehensible an unelected billionaire can freely access veterans’ sensitive and personal information. President Trump must immediately put an end to this and protect veterans’ benefits and privacy. Veterans risked their lives to defend this country, and they deserve more than to have unaccountable billionaires playing with the benefits they earned and rely on.”

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