The top leaders of Iowa endorse Musk and Doge strongly. Iowans Note the foot

Urbandale, Iowa – Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Has Elon Musk and the Ministry of Government praised efficiency of the Trump government as a necessary force in Washington, DC, and calls it “a storm that goes over this city and forever the way it works, forever, will change. “

The State Governor, Kim ReynoldsAlso standing in line with doge, in testimony that she gave on Tuesday to a US House Committee.

Almost 1,000 miles away, people in a politically mixed suburb of the largest metro area in Iowa are well informed about the developments of the enormous efforts SLASH APSISSES AND DEFUNT Federal Agencies SHOOPE. In contrast to their best chosen officials, several of them express concern.

Some doubt the delivery of government services or that Musk has the necessary authority. Others support Musk and say that his action is needed, given the risk of doing nothing to clear the federal expenses.

Below are fragments from interviews that are taken on Wednesday and Thursday in Urbandale, a northwestern suburb of des Moines.

Musk’s actions are not only ‘so late’, said Nelson, who added that he thought the federal workforce had been blown up.

He said that the proposal of a conservative house republicans to lower the expenditure by $ 2.5 trillion sounds good, but not in the context of his 10-year time.

“More than 10 years? That means nothing, “said Nelson.

“I want great education, clean water, clean air, great health care. But I don’t believe that a huge bureaucracy is the way to achieve those things, “he said. “The reason I want Elon and Doge to succeed is that I want them to take an ax in all this, so the money will actually do well.”

“I am very support for it,” Nelson said.

Olsen, a retired employee of the State, says that she is concerned that a sudden reduction in the federal workforce will disrupt the flow from federal money to state programs that depend on it.

“Complicated would be the fun way to say it,” said Olsen.

“The state receives a lot of federal financing to support its services, whether you are talking about education, programs for the aging population, rehabilitation services or initiatives for public health,” she said. “What happens if the federal agencies are decimated? Is that financing coming out on time? Vulnerable people in Iowa depend on that. ‘

Thompson says it is a “small scary” that Musk has access to sensitive government systems.

“Incidentally, it is not as if he is someone who confirms the congress,” Thompson added, referring to the arranged of Trump who needs the confirmation of the Senate. “So not only have we chosen him, he is someone who seems to have a free run and has not been confirmed by those people we choose.”

Thompson’s was a common chorus for those who are uncomfortable about the position and access of Musk.

“He has access to a lot of information and no one can say if he has endured any background evaluation,” he said. “What checks did he have to justify this broad access?”

Taff says that the government is and must be cut, but in his mind the entrusting of such a huge enterprise to Musk suggests that important government services are equal to business expenses.

Furthermore, the retired army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffered from the post -traumatic stress disorder and has made an appeal for years on the refusal of the Department of Veterans Affairs of his claims for disabled people.

“You have people like me who need the benefits of veterans because my body and my mind have been affected, while veteran cases are already understaffed,” Taff said.

“Now ask the people who are on waiting lists as I was,” he said. “I had to fight for six years against tooth and nail to get 100% disability.”

“So, do I feel that trimming must be done? Absolutely, “said Taff.” Do I feel that attacking the infrastructure of the social programs that help people and, to the sense, help keep what I can do for the economy up? No, that’s not the answer. ”

Shaw said nothing that Trump does by delegating the role to Musk breaks the campaign of the Republican candidate.

“Someone finally holds the gun to his head and says:” No. It’s ready. It is over, “Shaw said about the aggressive efforts of Musk to urge millions of federal employees to consider a deferred dismissal or retirement with eight months of wages.

“I get the commotion,” Shaw said. “But you have this moment now and Trump, by transferring this job to Musk, sticks to his promise.”

Shaw attributes the sudden and radical action that Musk has tried at decades of failure by previous presidents and congresses to act.

“I hope they keep the entire government hostage, no matter how long it takes and that Trump says that I will not sign account that does not balance the budget,” Shaw said. “We are not going to do this anymore.”

Abou says that the decision to bring Musk into a leading role to defeat government spending is an inherent conflict, given his business ties with the federal government.

“It seems aimed at helping a very rich person to maintain his wealth,” said Abou, who is also a part -time assistant for personal care.

Musk’s Aerospace Company SpaceX has billions of dollars in contracts with NASA. The Federal Aerospace Agency has awarded more than $ 4 billion to the Musk company for two Human Moon landings, planned for later this decade. Musk is also at odds with the Federal Aviation Administration about what he argues, excessive bureaucracy.

“So you have someone who will not jeopardize his own interests, but is determined about deep cuts that many people will cost their work,” said Abou. “Even if some cuts are justified, his approach will make many people poorer.”

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