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Huff PostElon Musk called for the abolition of a federal agency that protects ordinary Americans from being ripped-off by the financial sector. The billionaire on Wednesday signaled he has his eye on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ahead of leading a central government cost-cutting drive in the Trump administration. His tweet was a response to a clip of “The Joe Rogan Show” where guest Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley investor, rails against the agency for "terrorizing" big banks. Musk is set to lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency alongside fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. In response to the Musk outburst, Public Citizen, a consumer rights nonprofit, called the CFPB the “model of government efficiency,” citing how it has clawed back around $20 billion for Americans “cheated by bank and financial corporation wrongdoing.” “This is systemic corruption at a grand and intolerable scale,” said Robert Weissman, co-president of the group.
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Musk And DOGE Try To Slash Government By Cutting Out Those Who Answer To Voters
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US govts cutting jobs used to be scared of voters; Trump, Musk and DOGE have changed that
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Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
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Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
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Musk’s DOGE team tries to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
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DOGE: Anti-government agency
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CNN Data Chief Spots 'Shocking' Trump-Musk Figure That 'Truly Surprised'
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Trump says Elon Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in government cuts
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Trump says Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in govt cuts
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Trump tells Elon Musk he has no authority to fire government workers
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Elon Musk Meets With Capitol Hill Republicans Who Discuss Turning DOGE Cuts Into Law
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Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall
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Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law
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Trump says Cabinet secretaries, not Elon Musk, are in charge of agency cuts
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Trump admits that Elon Musk is the head of DOGE, contradicting DOJ denials in federal court
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Musk Gets Star Turn At Trump's Cabinet Meeting
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Trump orders more layoffs as Musk pledges deeper cuts at first Cabinet meeting
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