Lorie Konish, CNBC
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News that Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk now has access to a government payment system that is responsible for $6 trillion in annual federal payments — including Social Security and Medicare benefits — has prompted criticism from Democratic lawmakers and advocates.
Yet in a new letter to Congress, the Treasury Department said the new development has not caused those benefit payments to be "delayed or re-routed."
Last week, it was reported Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted access to the federal payment system to DOGE, an...
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