{"id":15909,"date":"2025-03-28T10:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/forgoing-oversight-republicans-resort-to-personal-appeals-to-head-off-doge-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:15:24","slug":"forgoing-oversight-republicans-resort-to-personal-appeals-to-head-off-doge-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/forgoing-oversight-republicans-resort-to-personal-appeals-to-head-off-doge-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgoing Oversight, Republicans Resort to Personal Appeals to Head Off DOGE Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma, learned that his district might lose a Social Security Administration field office and the National Weather Center\u2019s primary storm prediction hub the same way many other Americans did: through a public webpage the Department of Government Efficiency calls its \u201cwall of receipts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Cole, the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee that controls federal spending, quickly swung into action to try to head off the cuts. He and his aides started dialing their staff contacts at DOGE, the White House and the federal agencies in charge of the facilities on the chopping block, which also included a field office for the Indian Health Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Within days, a DOGE staff member had reassured Mr. Cole that the three buildings had been removed from the lease cancellation list. Mr. Cole took to social media to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomColeOK04\/status\/1898115788068061325\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">boast of his success<\/a>, proclaiming that he was \u201cso proud\u201d to have advocated for his constituents and protected facilities that provide them with \u201cvital and valuable services.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Republicans who control Congress have made little official effort to challenge or scrutinize the actions of President Trump and Elon Musk as they move forward with a swift and aggressive bid to slash government, trampling on the legislative branch\u2019s spending authority in the process. But when it comes to cuts that affect their districts and states, some have stepped up their attempts to push back privately, even as they publicly cheer the broader drive to overhaul what they call a \u201cbloated\u201d bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The trend underscores a distinct shift in how Congress is operating in Mr. Trump\u2019s second term. Because Republican lawmakers have largely <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-republicans-congress-power.html\" title=\"\">ceded their power to the executive branch<\/a>, effectively giving up their institutional ability to rein in the president, they are instead relying on individual relationships to insulate themselves and their constituents from the adverse impact of his actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That, in turn, has exposed a partisan imbalance. Republicans \u2014 who have been invited to meet privately with Mr. Musk, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/05\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-doge-republican-senators.html\" title=\"\">have received his cellphone number<\/a> and maintain close relationships within the administration \u2014 can more easily influence which government employees and programs are spared from Mr. Trump\u2019s ax. Democrats have resorted to holding \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-veterans-government-cuts-shadow-hearing.html\" title=\"\">shadow hearings<\/a>,\u201d sending strongly worded letters that largely go unanswered and blasting the administration in news releases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It is yet another way in which the Republican governing trifecta, with Mr. Trump in the White House and his allies in control of both chambers of Congress, has turned Washington upside-down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Congressional Republicans have so far declined to hold traditional oversight hearings on the government overhaul where lawmakers could question administration officials about their actions and extract public commitments to protect certain programs. Instead, G.O.P. lawmakers have sent carefully worded letters to agency heads and privately lobbied their personal connections within the White House <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-spending-republicans-agriculture-research.html\" title=\"\">to make piecemeal carveouts for their preferred projects and programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A few days after receiving assurances that the buildings in his district were safe, Mr. Cole sat down one on one with Mr. Musk for drinks and cigars and suggested that the billionaire might consider consulting members of Congress before cutting programs or funding in their districts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe said, \u2018Look, we make mistakes,\u2019\u201d Mr. Cole said of Mr. Musk. \u201c\u2018If we\u2019ve made a mistake, we\u2019ll fix it. Just let us know.\u2019 And I found him good to his word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Democrats warn that such an approach only erodes Congress\u2019s power and will ultimately hurt Americans, even those whose representatives in Washington have the ear of the administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cOur constituents elected us to be their voice in Congress, not their voice on the phone with Elon Musk,\u201d Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said recently in a speech on the Senate floor. \u201cJust because you are a Republican and have an in with Elon\u2019s DOGE squad, don\u2019t think your constituents are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado, the assistant Democratic leader, suggested that Mr. Cole should publish a \u201chow to\u201d guide so his colleagues would know which \u201c24-year-old DOGE staffer\u201d they should call when they wanted to save their own district\u2019s Social Security office or other targets for federal cuts. And Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts, pointed out that most Americans whose members did not have pull with the administration would not be as fortunate as those in Mr. Cole\u2019s district.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cGod help you if your congressperson doesn\u2019t run a powerful committee, because that means there\u2019s nothing to stop Elon Musk from coming after your Social Security,\u201d Mr. McGovern said in a speech on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Asked about the partisan disconnect, a White House spokesman did not deny that the administration was largely ignoring Democrats\u2019 appeals while catering to those of Republicans, suggesting that it was a consequence of Democrats\u2019 \u201cfundamentally unserious\u201d approach of seeking court orders to challenge Mr. Trump\u2019s and DOGE\u2019s spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cTheir sole tactic in pushing back on this administration has been to run to the nearest leftist judge in their neighborhood,\u201d said Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman. \u201cWhen they\u2019re ready to drop their frivolous lawsuits, this White House will always stand ready to work across the aisle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Republican senators are still working through traditional channels \u2014 cabinet secretaries and agency heads \u2014 rather than calling Mr. Musk or his staff. Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota and an admirer of Mr. Musk, said he was \u201cmore comfortable\u201d working with the Senate-confirmed appointees who have direct authority over the day-to-day operations at the agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And at least one has simply refused to deal with Mr. Musk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m not working with the DOGE people,\u201d said Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, who this month was the sole member of her party to vote for a Democratic proposal that would have defunded Mr. Musk\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After reports emerged that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration planned to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/08\/climate\/noaa-layoffs-trump.html\" title=\"\">cull thousands of workers<\/a>, Ms. Murkowski texted with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary. She wanted to make sure the agency would still be able to perform its annual trawling surveys, which help establish limits for how much fish Alaska\u2019s fishermen can catch each season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Lutnick reassured Ms. Murkowski that the surveys would continue as planned and NOAA would also issue the necessary permits so Alaska fishermen could start catching halibut and sablefish as soon as the season opened in late March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s literally, like, crisis by crisis,\u201d Ms. Murkowski said. \u201cI\u2019m letting them know what the problem is and giving them the opportunity to solve it. And we\u2019re making a little bit of headway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma, recently called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to clarify rumors circulating online about <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us\/politics\/pentagon-job-cuts.html\" title=\"\">a directive by the Musk team to shrink<\/a> the Pentagon\u2019s civilian work force. Word was that the Defense Department would fire up to 600 employees at his state\u2019s Tinker Air Force Base, plus an additional 1,000 workers at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Lankford told local reporters that the base and the plant would not be able to operate if the cuts were carried out. Mr. Hegseth reassured Mr. Lankford that there would be no blanket layoffs at either of his state\u2019s installations, an aide for the senator said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Democrats, by contrast, said they had been met mostly with silence when making inquiries about cuts that could affect their constituents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, struggled for weeks to get a response from Mr. Lutnick after sending two letters requesting details about NOAA\u2019s abrupt staffing cuts and lease terminations. One building <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/622990\/trump-doge-government-layoffs-doge-weather-forecasts-noaa\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly on the chopping block<\/a>, in College Park, Md., houses several of the National Weather Service\u2019s prediction and modeling centers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThese guys have been AWOL when it comes to responding,\u201d Mr. Van Hollen said in an interview, though he later received an acknowledgment that the Commerce Department had received his letters. An aide for Mr. Van Hollen said the senator\u2019s office was working to schedule a phone call for him with Mr. Lutnick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, said the administration was on \u201ca stonewalling spree\u201d and seemed to have no interest in enabling Congress to perform its constitutional oversight duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m used to having challenges, but here, they don\u2019t even pretend to be sincere about it,\u201d Mr. Wyden said. \u201cTheir disinterest in even pretending to allow us to get the information and do real oversight, I think is horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Democrats, though, reported having found some success by teaming up with Republicans to raise concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats, worked with Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska, a Republican, to lobby Chris Wright, the energy secretary, to reverse the firings of nearly 300 probationary employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration. Among other things, the agency oversees and maintains the country\u2019s nuclear stockpile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collins.senate.gov\/newsroom\/following-push-from-senator-collins-portsmouth-naval-shipyard-exempt-from-hiring-freeze\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">teamed with Senator Susan Collins<\/a>, Republican of Maine and the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, in a push to exempt civilian naval shipyard workers from the Defense Department\u2019s layoffs and hiring freeze. Mr. Hegseth <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Portals\/1\/Spotlight\/2025\/Guidance_For_Federal_Policies\/Implementing_DOGE_Workforce_Optimization\/Additional-OSD-Guidance-Civilian-Hiring-Freeze.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">issued the carveout<\/a> this month after more than a month of lobbying by Ms. Shaheen and her staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The day before he did so, Ms. Collins had a one-on-one meeting with Mr. Hegseth. She told the defense secretary that if the administration wanted to remain competitive with China and maintain naval supremacy, then it could not be laying off workers from its four public shipyards, including the one in her state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI was pleased that it happened the next day,\u201d Ms. Collins said, adding that she was sure the letter she and Ms. Shaheen had sent was also persuasive. \u201cI was happy that he listened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Catie Edmondson<!-- --> contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     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