NOTUS reports:
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is working to shut down government agencies and cancel congressionally approved funding — and many Republican lawmakers are just fine with it. “He’s doing exactly what he should be doing,” Sen. Rick Scott said Monday night. “He’s going through every agency and looking at how to make sure the money’s spent right.” Wait, isn’t that explicitly the role of Congress? “It doesn’t look like Congress is doing their job,” Scott answered simply.
In interviews on Monday night, Republican senators — including members of the Appropriations Committee tasked with setting funding levels — dismissed Musk’s moves to consolidate his power and seize sensitive government systems to shut down spending. Some, like Sen. Thom Tillis, even acknowledged that what Musk is doing is unconstitutional — but “nobody should bellyache about that.” “The actions that have been taken with USAID are long overdue,” Sen. Bill Hagerty said.
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Republican lawmakers say they are happy to delegate…. the power of the purse to Elon Musk: https://t.co/vG5RLotBmo
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