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I'm very concerned about the impact on the state of Maine, on everything from our national parks to biomedical research. So this is a big problem."
Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican up for reelection next year, to CNN
From massive job cuts in Virginia to the hampering of wildfire prevention in California, these cuts will surely spur voters and candidates alike to deny Republicans their House Majority in 2026,
Rice said
This idea that they were going to just fire people via Twitter, Elon Musk, that to me, seems rash, it seems not appropriate."
Representative Nicole Malliotakis, a New York Republican, to CNNWhere you might see a more general effect is that these three million federal employees have friends and family, and they might have a reaction, if they are more moderate and moveable politically,
he saidFederal employees are embedded in complex personal networks and communities where they can be influential both within and outside of their districts. Job cuts have significant personal and economic consequences,
he saidIn the end, it may be wise to chart independent paths, but Trump could make that very difficult, thereby shooting himself in the foot in the midterms. It may be a risk Trump is willing to take to showcase his iron-grip on the party and his disdain for GOP defectors,
he saidThe anxiety created by cuts, or the threat of cuts, will take a toll, especially if these voters perceive there to be shortcomings in terms of how decisions about cuts are being made or targeted. In close contests, even small shifts in the congressional margins can be decisive,
he saidWe simply cannot sustain a country with $2tn deficits,
Musk said
I think most people agree that government is not as efficient as it should be and is not as responsive as it should be, and we want to look at that,
state Representative Ben Baker told the Post-DispatchToday, I'm launching DOGE-OK to keep the focus on flat budgets and limiting government,
Stitt saidThe aim of the bill I introduced last week is to try to eliminate some of that excess growth. Some of that excess government, some of that excess regulation, and to make government work better for the people."
State Senator Stephen Goldfinch told WPDEWe are creating a state DOGE task force that will implement a multi-pronged approach to eliminating bureaucratic bloat and modernizing our state government to best serve the people of Florida in the years ahead,
DeSantis said during a Monday press conference in TampaWe don't have an Elon Musk in South Carolina, but it'll be similar to what's going on in Washington,
the bill's House sponsor, Majority Leader Davey Hiott, told the South Carolina Daily GazetteOne of the reasons we created COGE was to receive ideas directly from Kansans on how government can operate more efficiently and effectively,
Masterson said in the release
This bill is in the spirit of DOGE but functionally it is very different,
said Republican state Senator Greg Dolezal of Cumming, the bill's sponsor, according to the Associated Press
Because I know nothing is harder than getting politicians to not spend money, today I am announcing the creation of the Commission on Government Efficiency, or as I like to call it—the 'COGE,'
Governor Kelly Ayotte said in her inaugural address last monthMost importantly, COGE will help us do all of this while honoring our unbreakable commitment to provide for our most vulnerable citizens who depend on the services our state government provides,
Ayotte said in a statement
Unnecessary government bloat and waste hurt North Carolina taxpayers' wallets and divert funds that could be used for core functions such as public safety and education,
Hall saidWe're going to cut red tape,
Burrows said last weekThere's a lot of things that can be reviewed and spending that can be shifted without being cut so we're more efficiently and productively using our resources,
she said