WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. Katie Britt is definitely working on it Trump administration’s government efficiency Don’t hit what she called “lifesaving and groundbreaking.” the study At highly advanced institutions, including her state’s beloved University of Alabama.
Kansas GOP Senator Jerry Moran is worried about it Food from Heartland Farmers It’s corrupted rather than sent all over the world US International Development Shutter Agency.
Idaho GOP MP Mike Simpson warns that cuttings at the beginning of summer adoption could undermine national parks in preparation for the onslaught of visitors.
“We need to have a conversation with Doge and the administration about what they’ve done here,” said Simpson, a veteran lawmaker on the powerful appropriations committee. “That’s a concern for all of us.”
Republican lawmakers are beginning to speak out in official statements and private conversations. Protect your home state interests, industry and work President Donald is at risk Trump’s enforcement actions And slash and burning tactics that erupt across the federal government by billionaires Elon Musk ‘s dogge.
meanwhile Democrats are denounced The impact of Trump’s cuts on Americans, the upset from Republicans, is less collective action than targeted complaints. Most people openly question the purpose or legality of Doge’s efforts, which the party has mostly cheered. But when you think about it together, the quiet concern is the first faint light of the GOP pushback Trump maintains the federal government.
“People voted for a massive government reform, and that’s what people are trying to get.” The mask said Tuesday in an oval office with Trump.
What is the situation where Washington unfolds on a scale that Trump has never seen before publish executive action with a quick clip Mask team replaces agentsleveraging computer systems, delve into budgets, looking for what is called waste, fraud, and abuse. Dozens of Litigation teeth Stacking up Trump and Kuji allege that they are violating the law.
The president has long embraced freedom with the authority to issue executive orders, actions and declarations towards their goals, but the White House usually employs such vast power to clean up governments. Instead, choose some signature priorities.
For example, former President Barack Obama used administrative authorities to protect an entire group of immigrants from deportation. Dreamer “A man who came to the US as a child without proper documents. Former President Joe Biden used his executive authority to cancel. Student loan debt For millions. Both actions are in court and are still going through the legal system.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Doge told the federal government it was taking “x of meat.”
“If you want to make a cut, you do that through discussion in Congress,” the New York Senator said.
The judges slap the restrictions quickly and halt many of the White House actions, raising questions about what will happen next. Musk and Vice President JD Vance have both He questioned the legitimacy of judicial supervision.this is American democracy and its main force. Balance of power.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he met Musk earlier in the week but said there was no concern that Doge is going too far or trampling. Parliamentary authority Oversee taxpayer dollars or provide administrative oversight.
“For me, what they can do is very exciting because what Elon and Doge are doing now is something Congress hasn’t been able to do in recent years,” the Louisiana Republican said, referring to the ongoing spending review. He said.
Johnson agreed with Vance and said the court proposed to cool it down.
“The courts need to take a step back and allow these processes to unfold,” he said. “What we’re doing is good and right for Americans.”
Alabama’s Britt was not alone in talking about Trump. National Institutes of Health upper limit The Grant Program, which struck universities, medical centers and research institutions from coast to coast.
“The administration is working to achieve this goal at the NIH, but we need a smart, targeted approach,” the senator said in a statement.
North Carolina GOP Sen. Ted Budd said he heard it from members of his state, home to the Triangle of Influential Research in the Raleigh area. Sen. Susan Collins, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has published “a much-needed study on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and muscular dystrophy in Duchennes.” I have listed the methods. An investigation into when she denounced the funding cap.
“There is no investment that pays a greater dividend to American families than to invest in biomedical research,” Collins said in a statement.
With the US International Development Agency being demolished, Kansas’ Moran wrote on social media, “US food aid will feed hunger, strengthen national security, and provide important markets for farmers, especially when commodity prices are low.” “He said.
The senator said he spoke with the Department of Agriculture, “The White House spoke about the importance of resuming the sourcing, transport and distribution of American food.”
Moran and others are working on legislation to move food assistance programs from USAID to USDA.
On Saturday, Moran shared the update. “Good news: The state has approved the delivery of resumes, allowing NGOs to distribute $560 million in US growth aid sitting in the US and global ports to those in need.”
He thanked the Secretary of State Marco Rubio “To ensure this life-saving aid, we’ll reach those in need before it gets ruined.”
However, it is unclear whether there is funding to resume aid work. Also, thanks to the USAID closure, the eruption of global supply lines for aid freight is uncertain that enough workers will be found to provide stalled food aid, aid organization says.
In Florida, GOP MP Carlos Guimenez is about to Help the Venezuelansfled their hometown and currently lives in the Miami area. Temporary Protection StatusBecause they are deported Trump ends the program.
Last month, Gimenez wrote that he would ask the administration to consider Venezuelans on a case-by-case basis.
“I support the president for most of what he does,” Gimenez told The Associated Press.
“As a member of Congress, I have to represent the interests of my members,” he said.
When asked if he felt he had the power to make a difference, he replied. “I’m not helpless. I’m a member of Congress.”
