Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

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And borrowing, spending and borrowing.

Sure, Doge has been a complete and utter failure, okay? First of all, I joined Doge for a couple of reasons in the beginning. One, because, you know, look, the polls were clear, 80 plus percent of Americans believe the government spends too much money and that there's waste there.

Sure, Doge has been a complete and utter failure, okay? First of all, I joined Doge for a couple of reasons in the beginning. One, because, you know, look, the polls were clear, 80 plus percent of Americans believe the government spends too much money and that there's waste there.

Sure, Doge has been a complete and utter failure, okay? First of all, I joined Doge for a couple of reasons in the beginning. One, because, you know, look, the polls were clear, 80 plus percent of Americans believe the government spends too much money and that there's waste there.

I didn't want Republicans to own the messaging war on that, that somehow Democrats were going to defend the status quo and Republicans were the one only that were interested in waste. I wanted to take some of that away, you know, whether, you know, this was going to have legitimacy or not. The American people voted for this, and so it had legitimacy.

I didn't want Republicans to own the messaging war on that, that somehow Democrats were going to defend the status quo and Republicans were the one only that were interested in waste. I wanted to take some of that away, you know, whether, you know, this was going to have legitimacy or not. The American people voted for this, and so it had legitimacy.

I didn't want Republicans to own the messaging war on that, that somehow Democrats were going to defend the status quo and Republicans were the one only that were interested in waste. I wanted to take some of that away, you know, whether, you know, this was going to have legitimacy or not. The American people voted for this, and so it had legitimacy.

But I wanted to make sure that we weren't seeding that messaging war. I also wanted to go to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, be in the room, because I represent a district where 120,000 people get Social Security, 90,000 people get Medicaid. And so it was important for me to go protect that. Well, let me tell you how this has gone. So we're now in May.

But I wanted to make sure that we weren't seeding that messaging war. I also wanted to go to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, be in the room, because I represent a district where 120,000 people get Social Security, 90,000 people get Medicaid. And so it was important for me to go protect that. Well, let me tell you how this has gone. So we're now in May.

But I wanted to make sure that we weren't seeding that messaging war. I also wanted to go to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, be in the room, because I represent a district where 120,000 people get Social Security, 90,000 people get Medicaid. And so it was important for me to go protect that. Well, let me tell you how this has gone. So we're now in May.

The Doge caucus had two meetings. They were both in January. I was at both of them. And they never met again, not once. Elon never included the Doge caucus. We never got any of our ideas. It was completely run out of the executive branch. So the Doge executive committee, something completely different, they're the ones who cut all this stuff. Congress was not involved.

The Doge caucus had two meetings. They were both in January. I was at both of them. And they never met again, not once. Elon never included the Doge caucus. We never got any of our ideas. It was completely run out of the executive branch. So the Doge executive committee, something completely different, they're the ones who cut all this stuff. Congress was not involved.

The Doge caucus had two meetings. They were both in January. I was at both of them. And they never met again, not once. Elon never included the Doge caucus. We never got any of our ideas. It was completely run out of the executive branch. So the Doge executive committee, something completely different, they're the ones who cut all this stuff. Congress was not involved.

And also Elon fell 85% short of his goals. And now there is data that shows that they saved, they claim they saved 160 billion, but it actually cost us 135 billion to save the 160. So Doge is a complete and utter failure. They also never did the E part, Ben. They were supposed to make government more efficient, E. They just did dog, I guess.

And also Elon fell 85% short of his goals. And now there is data that shows that they saved, they claim they saved 160 billion, but it actually cost us 135 billion to save the 160. So Doge is a complete and utter failure. They also never did the E part, Ben. They were supposed to make government more efficient, E. They just did dog, I guess.

And also Elon fell 85% short of his goals. And now there is data that shows that they saved, they claim they saved 160 billion, but it actually cost us 135 billion to save the 160. So Doge is a complete and utter failure. They also never did the E part, Ben. They were supposed to make government more efficient, E. They just did dog, I guess.

They left out the E. There's not a single department that's more efficient. And now that Elon is gone trying to save his company, the secretaries of these agencies are secretly rehiring. You're not hearing a lot about that. They're rehiring because they have departments that don't work. The State Department needs to rehire because they don't have enough people, right? FAA needs to rehire.

They left out the E. There's not a single department that's more efficient. And now that Elon is gone trying to save his company, the secretaries of these agencies are secretly rehiring. You're not hearing a lot about that. They're rehiring because they have departments that don't work. The State Department needs to rehire because they don't have enough people, right? FAA needs to rehire.