Bernie Sanders Unveils Legislation To Audit DOGE Employees And Their Role In Department Of Education Layoffs

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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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