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Dulcinea

(8,090 posts) Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:24 AM Thursday

Top Republicans say they're out of the loop as DOGE downsizes Social Security Administration

(NBC News) WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is moving to downsize the Social Security Administration with office closures, cutbacks on phone services and new rules requiring in-person visits for some prospective beneficiaries to register.

And DOGE is making those changes without consulting or notifying some of the most senior lawmakers on Capitol Hill who oversee Social Security, including GOP allies of President Donald Trump.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Finance subcommittee on Social Security, said he had not been told ahead of time about DOGE's moves at the agency.

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Top Republicans say they're out of the loop as DOGE downsizes Social Security Administration (Original Post) Dulcinea Thursday OP

shithole and congressional republicans know nothing......... Lovie777 Thursday #1

Elon and the 36 Stooges. Ford_Prefect Thursday #12

Ignorance is no excuse C_U_L8R Thursday #2

Did DOGE even get approved? GreenWave Thursday #3

IOW, these clowns use their Congressional oaths as toilet paper. bronxiteforever Thursday #4

And the names have been changed to protect the...guilty BattleRow Thursday #11

what part of MUSK BOUGHT A REPUKE PRESIDENT do these GOP assclowns not get Skittles Friday #14

So Chuck pleading ignorance is the excuse? mdbl Thursday #5

Well, markodochartaigh Thursday #6

more so someone to pay off so you can advance your fascist agenda mdbl Thursday #9

They could easily interject themselves into the process. They choose not to Evolve Dammit Thursday #7

Go fuck yourself, all Republicans. This is your dream come true. AmericaUnderSiege Thursday #8

IOW, they were hoping only MUSK would take the blame Skittles Thursday #10

Bullshit lonely bird Thursday #13

Lovie777

(17,576 posts)

1. shithole and congressional republicans know nothing.........

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:30 AM

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who is running the government?

Ford_Prefect

(8,309 posts)

12. Elon and the 36 Stooges.

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 08:01 PM

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C_U_L8R

(46,820 posts)

2. Ignorance is no excuse

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:33 AM

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It's their job to be in the loop.

GreenWave

(10,839 posts)

3. Did DOGE even get approved?

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:49 AM

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bronxiteforever

(10,222 posts)

4. IOW, these clowns use their Congressional oaths as toilet paper.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:59 AM

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“To preserve and protect” are just words to them.

BattleRow

(1,537 posts)

11. And the names have been changed to protect the...guilty

Reply to bronxiteforever (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:40 PM

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Skittles

(162,908 posts)

14. what part of MUSK BOUGHT A REPUKE PRESIDENT do these GOP assclowns not get

Reply to BattleRow (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 05:34 AM

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mdbl

(6,017 posts)

5. So Chuck pleading ignorance is the excuse?

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:54 AM

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DOGE needs to cut the senator's jobs. They are a worthless waste of money.

markodochartaigh

(2,534 posts)

6. Well,

Reply to mdbl (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 01:50 PM

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they are figureheads. Useless things to trot out at DC parties and to dust off and prop up at election time.

mdbl

(6,017 posts)

9. more so someone to pay off so you can advance your fascist agenda

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Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:54 PM

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Evolve Dammit

(20,419 posts)

7. They could easily interject themselves into the process. They choose not to

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:06 PM

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AmericaUnderSiege

(777 posts)

8. Go fuck yourself, all Republicans. This is your dream come true.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:07 PM

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You've been working/conspiring toward this for generations, and you WILL receive the bill.

Skittles

(162,908 posts)

10. IOW, they were hoping only MUSK would take the blame

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:10 PM

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OMFG

lonely bird

(2,185 posts)

13. Bullshit

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 08:57 PM

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They know.

They don’t give a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut. They probably think that there are enough stupid White men between 18-39 that will keep them in power.

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