Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (NY) will be rewinding Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle government agencies such as the USAID and consumer finance on March 14. The Protection Bureau says it will promote language in spending bills that need to be passed.
Schumer stressed that Democrats didn't want the government to be shut down, but Democrats vowed to stop Musk's aggressive move to freeze government funds.
“The bottom line on this is that it's Republicans in charge and we don't want a shutdown. That's up to them, but in terms of trying to get an expenditure bill. [language] What is wrong will undo many things that are wrong. Yes, we certainly will try to do so,” Schumer told reporters Tuesday.
Schumer said it's fair to sort out government programs that may not be using taxpayer money the most efficiently, but he said that masks and government efficiency (DOGE) are working at USAID He said he went too far by locking people down and closing all businesses at the CFPB.
“Everyone knows that the government has waste to cut, but Doge uses x of meat. And they cut out what's efficient and effective,” he said. I said that.
A veteran New York lawmaker said he was visiting Community Health Centers in Albany and Syracuse.
“Many of them are temporarily cutting funds. They have not been restored yet. They are the most efficient providers,” he said.
“take [US]Help, there are probably some programs they dislike. But most people agree that pep fur is very effective and cost-effective,” he said. It refers to the president's emergency plan for AIDS relief. here. ”
“If you want to make a cut, you do it through discussion in Congress. Just doing that isn't lawless,” he said.
Some Democrats say they are willing to shut down government if Republicans don't agree to put the brakes on mask's aggressive bids to overhaul federal agencies without Congressional approval.
Senator Andy Kim (DN.J.) declared over the weekend that he had no interest in supporting the government's funding bill. [President] Trump and Musk continue to “dismantle” federal programs.
“We cannot support this lawless effort seen in relation to this administration's actions,” he said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “And to allow us to support government funds in that way, to dismantle the government just to turn it around. That should not be allowed.”
