UrBandale, Iowa – Sen. From Iowa Joni Ernst He has praised Elon Musk and the Efficiency Department of the Trump administration government as a necessary force in Washington, DC, calling it “a storm that is directed in this way that will be extended over this city and will alter forever the way in which it operates “
The Governor of the State, Kim ReynoldsHe has also aligned with Doge, in the testimony he gave on Tuesday to a committee of the United States Chamber.
Almost 1,000 miles away, people in a politically mixed suburb of the largest metropolitan area in Iowa are well informed in the development of mass effort to Cutting expenditure and federal agencies disheveled. Unlike their senior elected officials, several of them express their concern.
Some question the provision of government services or if Musk has the necessary authority. Others support Musk, saying that their action is necessary given the risk of doing nothing to abruptly stop federal expenditure.
Next, interview extracts conducted on Wednesday and Thursday in Urbandale, a suburb northwest of Des Moines are presented.
Musk’s actions are not just “so backward,” said Nelson, who added that he thought the federal workforce was swollen.
He said that some proposal of the Republicans of the Chamber of Conservative Representatives to reduce spending by $ 2.5 billion billion sounds good, but not in the context of their 10 years.
“More than 10 years? That means nothing, ”said Nelson.
“I want a great education, clean water, clean air, excellent medical attention. But I don’t think a massive bureaucracy is the way to achieve those things, ”he said. “The reason I want Elon and Dogs to succeed is that I want them to take an ax to all this, so money is really going to do good.”
“I support it a lot,” Nelson said.
Olsen, a state employee withdrawn, tells him that a sudden reduction in the federal workforce will interrupt federal money to state programs that depend on it.
“Complicated would be the good way to say it,” said Olsen.
“The State receives many federal funds to support its services, whether they are talking about education, programs for the population that ages, rehabilitation services or public health initiatives,” he said. “What happens when federal agencies are decimated? Does this financing come out on time? Vulnerable people in Iowa depend on that. ”
Thompson says he is a “little terrifying” that Musk has access to sensitive government systems.
“In the case, it is not as if he were someone who confirms the Congress,” Thompson added, referring to those named of the Trump Cabinet that require Senate confirmation. “So, not only we do not choose it, he is someone who seems to have loose rein and has not been confirmed by those people we choose.”
Thompson was a common chorus among the restless about Musk’s position and access.
“He has access to a lot of information and nobody can say if he has approved any background evaluation,” he said. “What checks have undergone this broad access?”
Taff says that the government is swollen and needs to cut, but trusting such a massive company to Musk suggests, in its mind incorrectly, that important government services are equal to commercial expenses.
In addition, the veteran retired from the army who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from post -traumatic stress disorder and spent years appealing to the denial of the Department of Veterans Affairs of his claims for disability.
“You have people like me who require veterans benefits because my body and mind have been degraded, while veterans affairs already have little personal,” Taff said.
“Ask people who are now on waiting lists like me,” he said. “I had to fight the teeth and nails for six years to obtain a 100%disability.”
“So, I feel that a cut is needed? Absolutely, “said Taff.” Do I feel that attacking the infrastructure of social programs that help people and, for that purpose, help keep what I can do for the economy? No, that is not the answer. ”
Shaw said that nothing of what Trump is making the role to Musk breaks the campaign promises of the republican candidate.
“Someone is finally holding the gun in their heads and saying: ‘No. It is made. It’s over, “Shaw said about Musk’s aggressive efforts to press for millions of federal employees to consider the resignation or deferred retirement with eight months of payment.
“I have the uproar,” Shaw said. “But you have this moment now and Trump, when delivering this work to Musk, attaches to his promise.”
Shaw attributes the sudden and radical action attempted by Musk decades of failure by previous presidents and congresses to act.
“I hope you have the entire government as a government’s hostage during the time it takes and that Trump says that I will not sign a bill that does not balancing the budget,” Shaw said. “We are not going to do this anymore.”
Abou says that the decision to put Musk in a main role to reduce government spending is an inherent conflict, considering its commercial ties with the federal government.
“It seems that it aims to help a very rich person to preserve their wealth,” said Abou, who is also a part -time personal care assistant.
The Musk Spacex Aerospace Company has billions of dollars in contracts with NASA. The Aerospace Federal Agency has granted more than $ 4 billion to the Musk company for two landings of the human moon, scheduled for later this decade. In addition, Musk has disagreed with the Federal Aviation Administration on what he maintains that it is an excessive bureaucracy.
“Then, you have someone who will not endanger their own interests, but it is inflexible on the deep cuts that will cost many people their jobs,” said Abou. “Even if some expense cuts are justified, their approach will make many people poor.”
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