US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (C), Democrat of New York, speaks alongside US Senator Patty Murray (L), Democrat of Washington, US Senator Elizabeth Warren (2nd L), Democrat of Massachusetts, US Senator Brian Schatz (2nd R), Democrat of Hawaii, and US Senator Ron Wyden (R), Democrat of Oregon, about Elon Musk and DOGE accessing government agencies' computers and data during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, February 3, 2025. Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year -- sparking alarm among critics. Musk, the world's richest person, is leading President Donald Trump's federal cost-cutting efforts under the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)