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Lawmakers from around the country are facing tough questions and tense atmospheres at town hall events over their stances on DOGE.
Georgia’s Senate voted 33-21 on Monday to pass a bill that would give legislators a veto over significant regulations imposed by the executive branch, a move that has hampered safety efforts and environmental protections in other states.
VA state Del. Joshua Cole made a Holocaust reference while criticizing DOGE; paraphrasing Niemöller: "Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Jew."
President Trump and Elon Musk remain supportive of a DOGE Dividend check; however, others like House Speaker Mike Johnson are more skeptical.
The departure comes as the agency faces the crunch of tax filing season and scrutiny from Elon Musk’s initiative.
His Department of Government Efficiency, or “ DOGE ”, is named after a different meme, that of a Shiba Inu dog overlaid with cutesy phrases. The tone is relentlessly jokey, yet DOGE ’s disruptions are real.
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save any money.