鉴于共和党对众议院和参议院的控制，国会对埃隆·马斯克的行动侵犯美国人的数据很难实施，但国会的民主党人仍然发誓要在周四采取行动。
众议院民主党人推出了纳税人数据保护法，以遏制马斯克和他的政府部门通过互联网访问敏感的个人和财务数据联邦政府的支付系统.
该法案将要求任何进入财政部系统的人都必须通过适当的安全审查，接受网络安全培训，并遵守职业道德。这将要求他们没有经济利益冲突，如果他们在有冲突的情况下访问系统，将受到刑事处罚。
众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯和民主党党鞭凯瑟琳·克拉克发誓说，这将有助于保护美国人民。杰弗里斯还表示，他预计参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默将在参议院提出一项配套法案。
克拉克在新闻发布会上说:“我们将利用我们所拥有的一切工具来保护美国人民的利益，维护宪法，保护日常家庭免受共和党亿万富翁优先议程的影响。”“伊隆可以买很多。他是世界上最富有的人。美国人民和他们的安全是非卖品。”
杰弗里斯抨击马斯克是控制众议院共和党人的“傀儡师”。
然而，民主党议员承认，他们需要努力让至少三名共和党人加入他们的行列，通过他们的立法。领袖杰弗里斯还表示，他预计参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默将在参议院提出一项配套法案。
密歇根州众议员哈利·史蒂文斯和伊利诺伊州众议员肖恩·卡斯特恩。在新闻发布会上介绍了该法案。前总统巴拉克·奥巴马任命的前财政部官员史蒂文斯表示，美国人应该对马斯克和多吉渗透联邦机构感到震惊。
卡斯特恩将这种情况总结为非法宪法危机。
“马斯克和他的IT打手采取的行动是非法的，他们显然是非法的，但迄今为止，未起诉的行动已经损害了数百万美国人的隐私和数据安全，”他说。
2025年2月6日，众议院民主党议员哈利·史蒂文斯在美国国会大厦举行的新闻发布会上，就唐纳德·特朗普总统、埃隆·马斯克和政府效率部的越权行为发表讲话。
尽管众议院成员似乎在反对马斯克和唐纳德·特朗普总统的问题上表现出了热情，但在幕后，他们仍在试图找出最有效的计划。
一些国会民主党人私下向美国广播公司新闻承认，没有众议院或参议院的多数席位，他们会受到束缚，反击白宫的选择有限。
民主党成员告诉美国广播公司新闻，他们私下敦促杰弗里斯关注经济，而不是本届政府的混乱。
这位少数党领袖在新闻发布会上确实提到了这一点，并指责共和党未能解决美国人的需求。
“没有一个法案，没有一个想法，没有一个降低高生活成本的倡议。美国的住房成本太高，儿童保育成本太高，食品杂货成本太高，公用事业成本太高，保险成本太高，”他说。
与此同时，周四，众议院筹款委员会的民主党高层呼吁共和党人与他们站在一起，反对总督的努力。
“我们无法单独完成。数学不在我们这边。加利福尼亚州众议员琳达·桑切斯在另一场新闻发布会上说:“我们需要一些仍然相信法律和秩序、分权和平等政府部门的共和党人。”。
House Democrats launch bill to block Musk accessing personal and financial data
Given Republican control over the House and Senate, congressional action against Elon Muskencroaching on Americans' datais tough to enact, but Democrats on Capitol Hill nonetheless vowed to take action Thursday.
House Democrats introduced the Taxpayer Data Protection Act to curb Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive personal and financial data through thefederal government’s payment system.
The bill would require anyone accessing the Treasury Department’s systems to have the appropriate security clearance and have cybersecurity training and to have made an ethics. It would require them to have no financial conflicts of interest and provide criminal penalties if they accessed the systems while being in conflict.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark vowed that it would help protect Americans. Jeffries also said he expects Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to provide a companion bill in the Senate.
"We will use every tool at our disposal to protect the interests of the American people, to uphold the Constitution and guard everyday families from this Republican billionaires-first agenda," Clark said at a news conference. "Elon can buy a lot. He's the richest man in the world. The American people and their security is not for sale."
Jeffries slammed Musk as a “puppet master” controlling House Republicans.
However, the Democratic lawmakers acknowledged they would need to work across the aisle to get at least three Republicans to join them to pass their legislation. Leader Jeffries also said he expects Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to provide a companion bill in the Senate.
Representatives Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Sean Casten, D-Ill., introduced the bill during the News conference. Stevens, a former Treasury Department appointee under former President Barack Obama, said Americans should be alarmed by Musk and DOGE infiltrating federal agencies.
Casten summed up the situation as an illegal constitutional crisis.
“The actions that Musk and his IT goons have taken, they're illegal, they're clearly illegal, but so far, unprosecuted actions have already compromised millions of Americans' privacy and data security,” he said.
Although the House members appeared to show fire in their opposition to Musk and President Donald Trump, behind the scenes, they are still trying to figure out the most effective plan.
Several congressional Democrats have privately acknowledged to ABC News that without the majority in either the House or the Senate -- they’re hamstrung and have limited options to fight back against the White House.
Democratic members told ABC News they’ve privately pressed Jeffries to focus on the economy, rather than the chaos of this administration.
The minority leader did bring it up during the news conference and accused Republicans of failing to address Americans' needs.
“Not a single bill, not a single idea, not a single initiative to lower the high cost of living. Housing costs in America are too high, child care costs are too high, grocery costs are too high, utility costs are too high, and insurance costs are too high," he said.
Meanwhile Thursday, the top Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee called on Republicans to stand with them and oppose DOGE's efforts.
"We can't do it alone. The math isn't on our side. We need a few Republicans who still believe in law and order and separation of powers and coequal branches of governments," Rep. Linda Sanchez of California said at another news conference.
