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IA8IT

(6,111 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 01:27 PM Jan 31

Musk 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.html

The 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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Musk Princess DOGE speaks: Ernst: Trump was right in freezing federal funds (Original Post) IA8IT Jan 31 OP
I know it's not funding but how about getting ethanol out of our gas? underpants Jan 31 #1
That'll never happen. progressoid Jan 31 #4
I know. I just wanted to point it out. underpants Jan 31 #6
Joni Ernst became a useless hack a long time ago. madaboutharry Jan 31 #2
So true even at the state level years ago. and Grassley at Ka$h Patel hearing yesterday??? Dammit Iowa WTF!!! IA8IT Jan 31 #3
Gotta wonder if she is ever embarrassed by what she has become. progressoid Jan 31 #5

underpants

(189,686 posts)
1. I know it's not funding but how about getting ethanol out of our gas?
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 01:33 PM
Jan 31

How about getting government out of our gas, huh Senator?

progressoid

(51,185 posts)
4. That'll never happen.
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 04:02 PM
Jan 31

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.

madaboutharry

(41,801 posts)
2. Joni Ernst became a useless hack a long time ago.
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 01:56 PM
Jan 31

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!!!
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 03:22 PM
Jan 31

shit

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