Sign the petition: Musk and billions in federal dollars for Starlink

TELL CONGRESS: Musk could soon grab billions in federal dollars allocated for rural broadband access — making himself richer and providing worse internet access for millions. Sign the petition: Stop Musk's corruption and protect broadband access! ADD YOUR NAME Harris, Elon Musk is trying to get Starlink a chunk of a $42.5 billion federal initiative for high-speed rural broadband internet access despite worse outcomes for the taxpayers funding the effort. Musk's companies already have tens of billions in government contracts despite his massive conflicts of interest now that he's a central part of the Trump admin. Musk was recently hit with a formal conflict of interest complaint over a deal between Starlink and the FAA2 — and that's just the beginning of the corruption. Congress must protect the American people from Musk's corrupt dealings. Sign the petition: End Musk's corruption! Protect rural broadband access and all government services threatened by Musk's shady dealings. ADD YOUR NAME "Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world's richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington," said a top Commerce official about Musk's attempt to get the broadband contract for Starlink.3 The government's program to expand rural broadband internet is critical to ensure affordable, equitable, and universal internet access to every person in America. Musk is now a direct threat to this initiative. Between SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla, Musk's companies have received over $38 billion in taxpayer dollars. The White House says Musk will police his own conflicts of interest. That's not good enough. The American people demand an end to this corruption. Sign the petition: Stop Musk! Thanks for taking action, Joey and the team at Demand Progress DONATE Sources: Daily Beast, "Commerce Department Director Leaves Job With a Scathing Musk Warning," March 16, 2025. Forbes, "Elon Musk Hit With First Formal Conflict Of Interest Complaint Over FAA-Starlink Deal," March 13, 2025. Daily Beast, "Commerce Department Director Leaves Job With a Scathing Musk Warning," March 16, 2025.   Contributions to ActBlue Civics and Demand Progress Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Instagram or Twitter. Receiving too many emails from Demand Progress? You can opt to pause emails from Demand Progress for a month. And of course you can unsubscribe from this list at any time.