Size of the federal government

How large the federal government and its agencies should be, which agencies, programs and staff to cut, keep or rebuild, and whether the cost-cutting effort known as DOGE and its cuts continue.

What they call for

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8 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.

Protect and rebuild federal agencies hit by cuts

4 members
Jasmine Clark
House · GA-13 · Democrat
“Rebuild With Experts and Bring Facts Back to U.S Government”
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Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Seniors and people with disabilities are hurting because Donald Trump and Elon Musk gutted the Social Security Administration (SSA). Peggy believes that we must invest in the Social Security Administration to ensure that people get the answers and the services they need quickly-at local Social Security offices, on the phone, or on the internet.”
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Sam Forstag
House · MT-1 · Democrat
“When Elon Musk tried to gut the Forest Service and public land agencies, Ryan Zinke didn’t stand up for Montanans — but Sam did. As Vice President of his union’s local, Sam organized against Musk’s cuts and rallied Montanans around the real-life impacts of Congress’ inaction.”
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LaKesha Womack
House · NC-14 · Democrat
“Rebuilding & Strengthening Federal Institutions”
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“As agencies and departments are weakened or dismantled, rebuilding must be intentional, not a return to systems that failed working families. We must rebuild a system that works for all of us, not just the ones who pay to influence policy,”
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“Help rebuild federal agencies with equity and effectiveness at the center”
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Stop DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data

1 member
Daniel Biss
House · IL-9 · Democrat
“Stopping DOGE from Accessing Sensitive Personal Information: The idea that Elon Musk and a bunch of twenty-something sycophants could access any federal data is not only absurdly corrupt, it’s dangerous. Let’s give people the power to sue officials for misuse of their data or improperly accessing federal systems.”
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Raised the issue without a specific call

3 members
Micah Lasher
House · NY-12 · Democrat
“Passed laws to empower Attorney General Tish James to take up the work of federal agencies that are being shut down or handcuffed by Trump, like the CFPB, FTC, and DOJ.”
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Matt Little
House · MN-2 · Democrat
“Sure, I’m in favor of cutting red tape and eliminating wasteful spending, but this administration has made incoherent, overnight cuts to life-saving programs either accidentally or deliberately, and then refused to fix their own mistakes.”
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Richard Pan
House · CA-6 · Democrat
“He will hold RFK Jr. and President Trump accountable for endangering Americans with disinformation and by dismantling public health agencies including the CDC, FDA and NIH that save American lives.”
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