Thursday, February 20, 2025

GET ME REWRITE: GOP House Rep. Nick Begich cowers and caves for an audience of his Alaska constituents

 
Headline:  Musk Watch,  2/20/2025
At an open house in Fairbanks on Monday, Alaskan Congressman Nick Begich (R) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop agency budget cuts being implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk. 
During the meeting, Begich was confronted by constituents laid off from federal jobs, a major source of employment for the state. "I was fired," one said. "Now I have no choice but to leave that community and probably leave Alaska, and so I just don't understand how these budget cuts are helpful to any Alaskans or their communities. And I'm just wondering what you plan to do about this." 
Begich said he was "not in a position to approve or deny the cuts."


Other chickenshits:
Tulsi Gabbard and a shocking detachment from reality @SenateGOP.  (2./13)


No comments: