Three days into the shutdown he went on public radio and asked the president to cut up to 200,000 jobs. A week later the firings started. And back in 2019 he was one of only seven members of Congress to vote against guaranteeing federal workers their back pay.
In February 2025, with DOGE dismantling federal agencies, Alabama's most senior House Republican publicly invited Elon Musk to take on the USPS — the agency rural north Alabama depends on most.
Palmer's own argument was that improper payments happen because agencies fail to verify data. On August 6, the GAO reported that DOGE could not verify 96% of its claimed grant savings — and refused GAO's requests for information.
She wrote an op-ed cheering DOGE, and a bill to hand outside auditors a permanent role in deciding which parts of the government to close. Then the GAO found DOGE couldn't verify its numbers — and wouldn't talk to the auditors.
Favre was sued over a scheme that misspent $77 million meant for needy families, and got $1.1 million in welfare money for speeches he never gave. Hamadeh picked him to co-front a federal program to make American kids healthier.
A federal judge kept DOGE out of Americans' Treasury records. Crane moved to impeach him and Musk replied 'Good.' Weeks later Musk gave Crane the legal maximum. Crane's defense: 'We didn't do it so Elon Musk would give us a campaign donation.'
A $10 million grant to clear dead trees in the Superior National Forest was frozen by DOGE. Now those woods are burning — and the congressman who cheered DOGE on is pointing at Canada.
Utah ranks 10th of 50 on the measures we track — one of the healthiest states in the country. Its three House Republicans voted to take 80,000 Utahns off insurance anyway.
One union polled its Forest Service members on relocating. Seven percent said yes. Forty percent of the people facing the choice have wildfire qualifications — during a bad fire season.
