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Related: About this forumMusk Princess DOGE speaks: Ernst: Trump was right in freezing federal funds
https://www.kmaland.com/news/ernst-trump-was-right-in-freezing-federal-funds/article_56ecd214-dfe1-11ef-bac0-8f7379bc2782.htmlThe Red Oak Republican claims Trump wants to eliminate funding benefiting programs and initiatives in foreign countries.
"We're not talking about the programs that benefit our citizens in small town Iowa," she said. "There's a lot of other programs where we're basically just funneling dollars to corporations that don't ever benefit Americans. So, I do think he's doing the right thing."
"When we are directing dollars, say, to humanitarian efforts that are doing to Ukraine," said Ernst, "what we have found out--especially the work that I have done in scrutinizing USAID--is that the billions of dollars that are going to these types of activities where it's humanitarian aid, the USAID was not actually push those out intro contracts to benefit the Ukrainian people."
Iowa Democrats blasted Trump's federal funding freeze. Earlier this week, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart stated veterans, farmers, children, and senior citizens could all lose vital services due to what she called, "incompetence in Washington." Hart added "widespread confusion is only making a bad situation worse.
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General Mark Milley is a decorated leader and a patriot. He has served the Army well as Chief of Staff, and will be an excellent Chairman The Joint Staff. I was proud to support his nomination.
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But last week my masters said approve Hegseth and ghost Gen Milley like old bread bags.
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IA8IT
Jan 31
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underpants
(189,686 posts)1. I know it's not funding but how about getting ethanol out of our gas?
How about getting government out of our gas, huh Senator?
progressoid
(51,185 posts)4. That'll never happen.
The same farmers and ethanol companies that bitch about government spending, smile as they cash their corn subsidy checks.
And just about every elected official in Iowa (regardless of party) knows that you don't fuck with the ethanol boondoggle if you want to stay in office. It's like the F-35.
underpants
(189,686 posts)6. I know. I just wanted to point it out.
madaboutharry
(41,801 posts)2. Joni Ernst became a useless hack a long time ago.
The evolution of her moral corruption occurred at lightening speed.
IA8IT
(6,111 posts)3. So true even at the state level years ago. and Grassley at Ka$h Patel hearing yesterday??? Dammit Iowa WTF!!!
shit
progressoid
(51,185 posts)5. Gotta wonder if she is ever embarrassed by what she has become.