Urbandale, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency of the Trump government as a necessary force in Washington, DC, welcomes it and called “a storm that is moved in this way that oversaw this city And will sweep over this city and exceeds. Change the way it works forever. “
The governor of the state, Kim Reynolds, also made a certificate with Doge, which she gave to a US house committee on Tuesday.
Almost 1,000 miles away, people in a politically mixed suburb of the largest subway area in Iowa are good at the developments of the massive efforts, expenses to lower and federal authorities. In contrast to their most vital chosen officials, some of them express concerns.
Some question the provision of state services or whether Musk has the necessary authority. Others back and say that his action is necessary because the risk of doing nothing in order to placid down the federal expenses.
Below you will find excerpts from interviews that were carried out on Wednesday and Thursday in Urbandale, a suburb of the Moines.
Nik Nelson, 35, petite business owner
Musk’s actions are not only “so overdue,” said Nelson, who added that he believed that the federal employee was inflated.
He said that a proposal of the conservative republicans of the conservatives to reduce the $ 2.5 trillion spending sounds good, but not in the context of his 10-year time frame.
“Over 10 years? That doesn’t mean anything, ”said Nelson.
“I want great training, clean water, clean air, great health care. But I don’t think a massive bureaucracy is the way to achieve these things, ”he said. “The reason why I want Elon and Doge to succeed is that I want you to bring a hatchet to everything so that the money actually does good.”
“I support it very much,” said Nelson.
Becky Olsen, 66, retired trainer and manager in the Iowa Department for the Blind
Olsen, a retired state, says that she is concerned that a sudden reduction in federal employees will disturb the federal flow of money to state programs that depend on it.
“The nice way to say it would be complicated,” said Olsen.
“The state receives a lot of federal financing to support its services, regardless of whether they are talking about education, programs for the aging population, rehabilitation services or initiatives for public health,” she said. “What happens if the federal authorities are decimated? Does this financing come on time? Vulnerable people in Iowa depend on it. ”
Ricky Thompson, 71, retired career army officer
Thompson says it is a “less frightening” that Musk has access to sensitive government systems.
“In this case, it is not as if he were someone the congress confirmed,” added Thompson and referred to Trump’s cabinet officer who need the Senate confirmation. “So we not only didn’t choose him, he is also someone who seems to have free reins and was not confirmed by those people we choose.”
Thompson’s was a widespread chorus among those who were uneasy about Musk’s position and access.
“He has access to lots of information and nobody can say whether he has passed a background evaluation,” he said.
Christian Taff, 45, DJ
Taff says that the government is bloated and has to entrust such a massive company that Musk incorrectly corresponds to vital government services in his thoughts.
In addition, the retired army veteran, which served in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffers from a post-traumatic stress disorder and spent years to calculate the rejection of his claims for disability from the department for veteran affairs.
“They have people like me who need the advantages of veterans because my body and mind have been humiliated, while veteran affairs are already much understaffed,” said Taff.
“Ask the people who are now on waiting lists like me,” he said. “I had to fight tooth and nail for six years to get a 100% disability.”
“So, I have the feeling that trimming needs to be done? Absolutely, “said Taff.
Wayne Shaw, 80, mechanical engineer
Shaw said that nothing Trump was doing by delegating the role of Musk over the campaign of the Republican candidate.
“Someone finally holds the weapon on the head and says: ‘No. It’s done. It is over, ”said Shaw about Musk’s aggressive efforts to push to millions of federal employees in order to consider a postponed resignation or retirement with eight months.
“I get the turmoil,” said Shaw. “But you have this moment and Trump by going to musk this job, adhering to his promise.”
Shaw leads the sudden and comprehensive action of musk from decades of failure through past presidents and congresses to act.
“I hope that you keep the entire government as hostage and that Trump says that I will not sign an invoice that does not compensate for the budget,” said Shaw. “We won’t do that anymore.”
Luke Abou, 53, medical laboratory technician
Abou says the decision to put Musk into a leading role for Slash government spending is an inherent conflict if he takes into account his business relationships with the federal government.
“It seems that it should help a very wealthy person to keep their wealth,” said Abou, who is also part -time assistant.
Musk’s Aerospace Company SpaceX holds contracts of billions of dollars with NASA. The Federal Aerospace Agency has planned Musks for two human moon landings for more than 4 billion US dollars for later this decade. Musk also stood an excessive bureaucracy with the Federal Aviation Administration about what he claims.
“So, you have someone who will not endanger his own interests, but rather about deep cuts that many people will cost their work,” is relentless, “said Abou.” Even if some expenditure is justified, his approach will be many people make poorer. ”
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