- United States
- Texas
- Letter
I am writing regarding the President’s campaign promise to bring back American jobs being undercut the ‘Department’ of Government Efficiency’s actions.
Since the inauguration, DOGE has fired hundreds of thousands of federal government workers.
The turbulence those firings have caused is anything but ‘efficient.’ They are the opposite of what this Republican administration promised. We now have fewer jobs. The country’s unemployment numbers are rising.
Due to DOGE’s changing—and often contradictory—financial reports, it is impossible to determine how much money they have actually saved.
At the same time, Elon Musk, who was not elected, vetted or appointed by Congress, has doubled DOGE’s budget, indicating DOGE may be most efficient at spending public funds.
How does that bring back American jobs or make government more efficient?
Now, as reported by multiple sources, Musk has installed a television in his Eisenhower Executive Office Building office so he can play video games. If DOGE were actually searching for government waste, that would be a perfect place to start.
The funding of a federal department is the sole purview of Congress. Musk has unilaterally taken that power from you and your colleagues.
Will this Republican administration continue to allow itself to be hijacked by a handful of young tech operatives? Will you, as a member of Congress, continue to allow your Constitutionally-granted powers to be usurped?
My wife and I urge you to reclaim your congressional authority to defund and disband DOGE for the scam it is, and to actually bring back American jobs.
