Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, accused Elon Musk of leading the charge against the first stopgap funding bill earlier this week over language that would have imposed restrictions on China and limited his business interests there.
In a letter dated Friday to the four congressional leaders, DeLauro asserted that “President” Musk derailed the first iteration of the continuing resolution in order to “protect his wallet.”
Musk on Wednesday assailed the three-month CR over hundreds of billions in new spending, including a 40% pay increase for Congress, beyond what is needed to run the government for three months. His series of tweets mentioned nothing about China. However, the bill did include bipartisan provisions to limit and screen investment in China, The Hill reported.
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