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Source #3590

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TitleHouse Oversight Democrats press releases and news reports
Original URLhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/musk-ramaswamy-meet-with-lawmakers-to-build-support-for-slashing-government-programs
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2025-02-05
EntityElon Musk
Captured2026-04-11T20:14:18.511Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-11T20:14:18.511Z UTC
SHA-256b04e4e53fc90a2eef70533f65cf60f954309cfd893a1cef132bcd09e89272573
Content length149 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
House Democrats voted to subpoena Elon Musk to testify before the House Oversight Committee on February 5, 2025, but Republicans blocked the subpoena

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