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Investigate the National Design Studio's Control Over Federal Websites

To: Sen. Padilla, Rep. Peters, Sen. Schiff

From: A constituent in San Diego, CA

June 24

Investigate and shut down the National Design Studio immediately. This obscure Executive Branch agency is operating like a shadow DOGE — quietly seizing control of federal government websites with no clear congressional authorization, no public transparency, and no accountability to the people those websites are supposed to serve. Federal websites are public infrastructure. They are how millions of people access benefits, file taxes, find health information, and interact with their government. Handing editorial and technical control of those sites to a secret design agency inside the Executive Branch is not a bureaucratic housekeeping matter — it is a direct threat to the integrity of public information. If the administration can quietly redirect, alter, or suppress content on federal sites, that power will be abused. I want a full congressional investigation into the National Design Studio's mandate, funding, and scope of authority. Who authorized it? What sites does it control? What changes has it made, and under whose direction? The public deserves answers before this agency's reach grows any further.

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