Late Thursday, Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) announced her departure from the congressional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus over Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures in the executive branch.
Hoyle made the announcement via a statement and said her intentions on the caucus were to serve as a good steward for her constituents’ tax dollars and to make the government more streamlined and efficient.
However, she said Musk’s actions, which are separate from the congressional caucus, have made that impossible, and she claimed DOGE’s work is to find funds to give tax breaks to billionaires at the expense of working people.
“I joined to be a voice for working people and their interests. But it is impossible to fix the system when Elon Musk is actively breaking it, so I have made the decision to leave,” Hoyle wrote on X late Thursday.
“It is impossible for us to do that important work when unelected billionaire Elon Musk and his lackeys [insist] on burning down the government—and the law—to line his own pockets and rip off Americans across the country who depend on government services to live with dignity,” she wrote in an accompanying statement.
Hoyle said she was alarmed about Musk’s team accessing sensitive Department of Treasury payment systems. She also accused his team of using intimidation tactics to “terrorize the hard-working public servants” who deliver these services.
On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the DOGE from obtaining access to any payment record or payment system of records maintained within the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service. (RELATED: Federal Judge Pauses Trump Federal Worker Buyouts)
Hoyle said that if she thought that she, or Democrats or Republicans on the caucus had any influence, then she would stay.
“But, fundamentally, I don’t see how we can actually do this work when Elon Musk is blowing things up,” she told NewsNation Thursday. “It’s like trying to replace your roof when someone’s throwing dynamite through the window.
“So I’m leaving the DOGE Caucus, I will continue to do the work to find efficiencies, but right now I just don’t think it’s possible with what’s happening.”
DOGE has focused much of its initial work on canceling DEI programs, consulting contracts and lease terminations for federal buildings.
The agency wrote on Tuesday that it canceled 12 contracts with the Government Services Administration and the Department of Education, resulting in a total savings of about $30 million. It also canceled 12 underused leases for savings of $3 million. On Monday, DOGE said it canceled 36 contracts, leading to savings of about $165 million across six agencies.
Wonderful! The fewer Democrats there are, in general, is a positive sign.
She is stupid like so many of the Communist (Democrats) are. She does not understanding what the goal is.
As young man from Iran who had escaped to Italy said there is no Right or Left, there is only Right and Communist.
No loss! Hoyle is way too dumb to serve in any capacity of responsibility.
An EVIL LYING B itch that needs to be sued for her flat out LIES!!!
At this point in history, the Democrats have nothing except LIES!
Let’s never elect another obstructionist Leftist again!
True as a member of the American Communist Party, i.e., the NEW Democratic Party, she has proven that she is NOT very intelligent!
This is just all ridiculous. He’s nothing more than an independent auditor. Almost all aspects of gov’t. or private businesses do this on occasion. No, he’s not working for the gov’t., and he isn’t getting paid anything by private or taxpayer money. He’s pointing out ridiculous spending, that us, as taxpayers, knew nothing about, and do not help America in any way. It’s some peoples pet projects, and they’re all huffy because they can’t get away with it anymore. Too bad. So sad. All Gov’t. officials should make it known to all of their constituents where their tax money is going. They won’t, because they’ll be voted out of office.
These Dems are time bomb resignation plants dutifully going off on schedule with appropriate no-surprise verbiage. Their complete lack of honesty in language and constant reliance on fantasy strawmen to knock down gives them away.
Only Morons who still insist the original tax cut by Trump 1 only benefited the rich will use this same kind of blatant dishonesty towards cost cutting in Government. Everything is for the Millionaires and Billionaires. Maybe think of some other lie to rely on. But we know they can’t. They are the empty suit Clint Eastwood addressed at the RNC 2012. Too bad it was for the worthless/spineless Romney Nomination.
“she claimed DOGE’s work is to find funds to give tax breaks to billionaires at the expense of working people.”
Make her prove that statement or sue her donkey off, the B itch is absolutely lying and should not get away with it…
agree
Hoyle made the announcement via a statement and said her intentions on the caucus were to serve as a good steward for her constituents’ tax dollars and to make the government more streamlined and efficient.
That is HOW you find funds to give tax breaks to working people.
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks”. It’s been my observation through my relatively long life that those with the most to lose are the ones who make the biggest stink. Given what we’re seeing from the democrats across all these different issues, I believe that Musk and Co. are going to unearth a massive crime against the American Taxpayer, the likes of which we’ve never seen. Stay tuned.
Musk should sue her for defamation…what LIES she spits!
We are better off without her!!!
American Government has too many do nothing “So called government worker that works on nothing but drawing a big pay check with all the porks while we the taxpayer work so hard to pay for them while we are the once doing all the work! It is about time to cut the lazy walking zombies! Like in the Walking Dead! The next one to cut is the IRS! All they know is to harass the taxpayers. Try and call any of the IRS offices. No one every answers the phones. They never answer any letters you sent them either. The penalty and interest keep going up. But when they own you money, you never get paid. If you do, they never pay you the same interest they charge you!
Well she is from Oregon where most there in Government “wasted” what little brain cells they had with excessive drug use!
I agree, sue them all for defamation, these people are only protected for speech on the floor of Congress. Their speech anywhere else is open for actions!
Democrats or
Liberals goin against leaving Dodge is meant to hide or cover up their mistakes; illegal mess hidden from American people and country itself!!
No explanations needed because very parties do know what they have to do by leaving or hide things under the tug or the bus.. needs to quit and reverse reveal it as well be honest pay for their actions hidden behind USA and us as people!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH with this GAMES!!
Exactly how is saving money but rooting out corruption, graft, and inefficency going to benefit the Rich or Wealthy. I does benefit the tax payers as the excess could be used to help pay down the ever increasing national debt, or a least stop the debt from growning. When I see the members of Congress who are taking millions of tax dollars for themselves from USAID alone, I wonder I just wonder how many other parts of the Government have been compromised financially that we the Tax payers are unknowingly funding. I see now how many of our political leaders have become multimillionares. Look at how much The Clintons, Obama’s, Biden’s, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren, Crazy Mazie, even the late Diane Feinstein have taken from those programs. Millions of dollars each! To me that is criminal. Did you notice that every one of them was a Democrat? Name some Republicans who dipped into the cash bucket.
Hard working public servants?