During the Senate Appropriations hearing, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer refused to answer basic questions about Elon Musk and the cuts DOGE has made in the federal government that has been advantageous to himself.
Murphy focused on the almost complete shut down of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program which has been virtually eliminated without cause. Murphy stated the assault on this agency has worked out well for Musk against charges of racial abuse against Black employees. The investigation was closed because of the cuts.
“There were 55 offices protecting workers all across the country. There are now four. The office in Hartford, Connecticut, has been closed. All of this is likely illegal.”
“How do you justify the closure of an agency that was supporting workers, protecting workers,” Sen. Murphy asked. Lori Chavez-DeRemer replied that non-discrimination laws are being enforced. Then she made believe she has no knowledge of this case and used the excuse that litigation is preventing her to comment further.
CHAVEZ-DEREMER: On top of that, as you know, I will not be able to discuss this because it is under litigation now. So I cannot go into any other comments in regards to that, and that would be true for many things that the Department of Labor is being sued for I cannot discuss.
