By Diyar Guldogan
WASHINGTON (AA) - US Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday called for a committee investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and a subpoena of Elon Musk.
"Mr. Musk has taken it upon himself, with the support of President Trump, to virtually dismantle the United States government," Sanders, who sits on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labo, and Pensions, said in a statement.
His remarks came one day after media reports said the US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of President Donald Trump's cuts to the federal workforce.
"Mr. Musk has ordered HHS (Health and Human Services), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education to fire employees, hand over confidential and sensitive data and defy judicial orders," Sander said.
Referring to Musk's private meeting with Republicans at the Capitol on Wednesday, Sanders said: "That’s fine."
"But you know what? My constituents in Vermont and constituents all over this country want to know what the hell is going on with the federal government right now," he added.
Sanders said it is a "must" to find out what is going on in the federal government.
"And the way we do that is bringing Mr. Musk before this committee," he said.