US Lawmakers Seek Information on Alleged Probe of Musk’s Neuralink
- Democrats cite ‘lack of oversight’ at Agriculture Department
- Blumenauer, Schiff seek report on status of investigation
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Two House Democrats accused federal Agriculture Department inspectors of a “distressing lack of oversight” amid allegations of animal cruelty in testing at Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink Corp.
Democratic Representatives Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Adam Schiff of California are circulating a letter to other lawmakers for their signatures before sending it to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Kevin Shea, administrator at the the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is responsible for enforcing animal welfare laws.