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  • 7 months ago
At Wednesday's Senate Health Committee hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) put forward an amendment to audit DOGE employees.
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00:00Move is agreed to. Is there anyone else to offer an amendment?
00:04Chairman. Senator Sanders. I call up Sanders Amendment Number 4.
00:08This amendment is simple and straightforward. It simply requires the
00:12Inspector General to issue a report within six months
00:16auditing DOGE employees and their role in the
00:20Department of Education's decision-making and layoffs.
00:24DOGE and Elon Musk have already laid off half of the Department of Education
00:28staff, which is jeopardizing the education funding, the civil
00:32rights, and the financial aid of students throughout the country. Congress
00:36and the public still do not have information on which staff were fired, what
00:40their responsibilities were, or the Department's plan to ensure programs
00:44still function. We have a responsibility to receive this information. I urge
00:48my colleagues to vote yes on this amendment. We're closely following what DOGE is doing.
00:52This markup is about protecting students on college campuses and has nothing
00:56to do with DOGE. The clerk shall call the roll. I shall be voting no.
01:00Senator Paul.
01:04Senator Paul is a no by proxy.
01:06Senator Collins.
01:08No by proxy. Senator Murkowski.
01:10Aye.
01:12Senator Mullin. No by proxy.
01:14Senator Marshall.
01:16No by proxy.
01:18Senator Scott. No by proxy.
01:20Senator Hawley. Senator Tuberville.
01:22No by proxy.
01:24Senator Banks.
01:25No by proxy.
01:26Senator Houston.
01:27No by proxy.
01:28Senator Moody.
01:29No by proxy.
01:31Senator Sanders.
01:32Aye.
01:33Senator Murray.
01:34Aye by proxy.
01:35Senator Baldwin.
01:36Aye by proxy.
01:37Senator Murphy.
01:38Aye.
01:39Senator Kane.
01:40Aye by proxy.
01:41Senator Hassan.
01:42Aye.
01:43Senator Hickenlooper.
01:45Senator Blunt.
01:46Aye.
01:47Senator Blunt.
01:48Rochester.
01:49Aye.
01:50Senator Ulsterbrooks.
01:51Aye.
01:52Chairman Cassidy.
01:53No by proxy.
01:54No.
01:55I have 12 ayes, 11 nays.
01:56The amendments agreed to.
01:58Aye.
01:59Chairman Cassidy.
02:00No.
02:01No by proxy.
02:02No.
02:03I have 12 ayes, 11 nays.
02:05The amendments agreed to.
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