Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee rejects amendment to Ticket Act that would limit access to Treasury payment systems
Summary
An amendment aiming to bar certain individuals from accessing Treasury’s central payment system — proposed in the markup as a response to private-sector interference in federal systems — failed on a 15-13 roll call after heated debate over jurisdiction and implementation.
A committee amendment that would have made certain access to the Department of the Treasury’s central payment system a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act failed in the Senate Commerce markup on a roll call of 15 noes to 13 yeas.
Sen. Edward J. Markey, who described the amendment during debate, said it was drafted in response to recent actions by private entities that, he warned, exposed Treasury systems and Americans’ sensitive financial data. "Over the weekend Elon Musk and the Doge team physically seized control of a critical payment system at the Treasury Department, locked out the career employees and proposed to start cutting off payments based on random tweets or messages," Markey…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
