REP. LLOYD SMUCKER: AMERICANS KNOW WE’RE GOING BANKRUPT—THEY SUPPORT ELON

“Projections show that what is owed in Social Security will be more than we're taking in.

You ought to be extremely happy if we're finding waste in the system, because every dollar of waste in Social Security, in Medicare is a dollar that is available to the recipients who deserve that service.

But this is finally a president who's willing to take on the bureaucracy and really make a difference.

What Mr. Musk is finding could impact our deficit in a big way.

The American people know we're bankrupt.

Where we should start is exactly what the President is doing: Root out every bit of waste and fraud that we can find.

Why do you think today the majority of the American people support what Elon Musk is doing?

You can follow what he is doing. 

He's doing interviews; he's got https://t.co/XLsvxtEsvk; he's uncovering what he's doing.

This is not someone who is doing this in the dark. 

He's being very open about what is happening.”

Source: House Ways and Means Committee/Forbes Breaking News, March 12, 2025