Ranking Member Lofgren Blasts Co-Presidents Trump and Musk for Mindless Federal Workforce Firings
WASHINGTON, DC—Since Thursday evening, Elon Musk and DOGE have been carrying out indiscriminate terminations of individuals in key programs across the federal government. Some employees have been rehired after the Administration realized their roles are key to national security.
“Mindlessly purging the government of its workforce will put Americans in danger,” said Ranking Member Lofgren. “Without any transparency of DOGE—by design, it seems—it’s hard to understand the decision process of Co-President Musk and his DOGE minions on what warrants firing someone. What’s likely is that there is no decision process. Many of the now-terminated federal employees seem to have been indiscriminately pulled out of a hat regardless of how vital their role is to our country. They conduct work critical to our national security and public safety; without them, Americans are put in danger.
“We’ve already seen exactly that in the case of firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), where it’s been reported that DOE was instructed to dismiss hundreds of people who manage our nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. After conducting that purge, the teenagers doing DOGE’s dirty work were made aware of their mistake and NNSA employees are being rehired. The stakes are too high for this amount of stupidity and chaos.
“What’s next? Will DOGE decide meteorologists are no longer necessary and dismiss NOAA employees who ensure we are safe and informed in the path of extreme weather? What about the NASA employees tracking wildfire threats near urban areas? Or the FAA employees working to ensure we strengthen flight safety, especially after the tragedy at DCA? The point is, there is no system. Elon Musk and his teenage DOGE minions have no idea what they’re doing. Their mindless actions will put people at risk. This must stop.”
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