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John Cornyn: “Elon's status within the federal government is that of…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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John Cornyn's Senate Address on Government Efficiency and Elon Musk's Contributions

Published | Video Starts at 06:15

And I know I join many of them in thanking Elon and his team at DOGE for the inspiration and what he has brought down to our state. Of course, Elon's status within the federal government is that of what's called a special government employee. That means it's for a period of time, 130 days in this case. and with that date approaching soon, Mr. Musk indicates he plans to wrap up his work. But I must emphasize that the work of Doge must go on. (06:15–06:28)

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