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Wicked Blue

(7,733 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 10:47 AM Feb 7

Lawmaker Quits DOGE Caucus Live On TV With 'Dynamite' Slam Of Elon Musk

Source: HuffPost

Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) on Thursday announced to NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo that she is leaving the fledgling, efficiency-seeking DOGE Caucus in Congress — and she directly blamed billionaire Elon Musk’s actions in President Donald Trump’s second term for her resignation.

Hoyle argued it is “just not possible” for the bipartisan group of lawmakers that make up the caucus to have any success with their mission to cut fraud and public spending waste and be “good stewards of taxpayer dollars” when Musk is just “blowing things up.”

“It’s like trying to replace your roof when someone is throwing dynamite through the window into your living room,” she said.

“It’s just not possible. So, I’m leaving the DOGE Caucus,” Hoyle revealed to Cuomo. “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.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/val-hoyle-doge-caucus_n_67a5d887e4b09b6785cb0533

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Lawmaker Quits DOGE Caucus Live On TV With 'Dynamite' Slam Of Elon Musk (Original Post) Wicked Blue Feb 7 OP
She's a firecracker - not well-known yet jmbar2 Feb 7 #1
DOGE caucus Historic NY Feb 7 #2
That is an insult to squirrels!🐿🦫🐿 mwmisses4289 Feb 7 #5
What ever enticed her to be a part of a DOGE Caucus to begin with? sinkingfeeling Feb 7 #3
A chance to soften the blow? GPV Feb 7 #4
There's females who work for DoGe? Really? Dem4life1234 Feb 8 #6
No, you were right the first time. She doesn't work for them. This is an elected Carlitos Brigante Feb 8 #7
I figured! A bunch of bitter incels Dem4life1234 Feb 8 #8

jmbar2

(6,721 posts)
1. She's a firecracker - not well-known yet
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 10:49 AM
Feb 7

Went to the townhall with her and Jeff Merkley this past weekend. She is a very vocal union activist and spicy speaker. I'm proud of her for doing this.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,826 posts)
7. No, you were right the first time. She doesn't work for them. This is an elected
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 11:52 AM
Feb 8

representative who joined a bullshit caucus,that many here knew would just be window dressing. So she's supposed to work for her constituents.

If it's not 100% it's probably 99% males comprising press. Musk's army of un-fuckable dweebs.

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