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Democrats Float Legislation to Limit DOGE Access to Treasury Data

Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) hinted at a showdown ahead of March 14, the next government shutdown deadline.
Democrats Float Legislation to Limit DOGE Access to Treasury Data
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press after the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Nathan Worcester
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WASHINGTON—Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) previewed a possible bill to constrain President Donald Trump’s newly formed advisory body, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Days after The New York Times reported that DOGE had gained access to Treasury payment data through Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Schumer urged Bessent to end that access.

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