"[Government jobs] are not real jobs producing federal revenue, by the way. They're consuming taxpayer dollars."
"We are putting money back to veterans’ health, back to veterans’ benefits."
"I’m all for trimming the government but I am all for also doing it in a deliberate manner that allows people to adjust in their lifestyle."
"[Federal] jobs are paid for by the American tax people who work real jobs, earn real income, pay federal taxes, and then pay these federal employees. Federal employees do not deserve their jobs. Feder..."
"You can protest all you want, but the American people disagree with you."
"DOGE may be moving a little bit too fast, though he's still supportive of Trump's overarching goal to shrink the federal workforce."
"Federal employees do not deserve their jobs. Federal employees do not deserve their paychecks."
"The American people don't agree with what's happening."
"Release the Epstein files. Release the Las Vegas shooter files. Release the JFK files."
"If we have layoffs at the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], some people are going to be affected."
"The question is, do we give people time to adjust to their lives? And I think that’s my biggest concern, is that we’re being compassionate."
"I think Congress should provide [the FBI] with additional funding immediately!"
"Those are not real jobs producing federal revenue, by the way. They're consuming taxpayer dollars. Those jobs are paid for by the American taxpayer people who work real jobs earn real income, pay fede..."
"Those are not real jobs producing federal revenue. Federal employees do not deserve their jobs. Federal employees not -- do not deserve their paychecks."
"When you have a president who can affect somebody's business or somebody's livelihood, it just needs to be done with -- with deliberation."
"I’m all for trimming the government, but I am all for also doing it in a deliberate manner that allows people to adjust in their lifestyle."
"a lot of the work they do is duplicitous with AI"
"If we continue to grow the size of government, and we can't afford it, it’s going to have shortfalls in your Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security."