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Jack Reed: “DOGE, it has been my observation, has pilfered information from every major Federal organization, and the Social…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2025
DOGE, it has been my observation, has pilfered information from every major Federal organization, and the Social Security Administration's former employees have indicated they have taken the most critical files that have detailed information on every American. I think you are right. There are only two things you can really do with this kind of data. You sell it or you weaponize it or you do both. The concern I think we both share is weaponization. In addition, I believe that the administration has sought from secretaries of state throughout the United States information about their voting rolls, which is specifically directed perhaps at electoral interference. I yield the floor.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Addressing concerns about data security and electoral interference.

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