Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host a live telephone town hall Saturday, Feb. 15, to provide an update on fight back on what Larsen described as the “Republican Rip-Off” and answer constituents’ questions.
Attendees are invited to tune in to a livestream at larsen.house.gov/live or dial in to 858-962-0954 beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
This event is open to the public and the press. Press outlets planning to cover the telephone town hall should RSVP to Joe Tutino at Joseph.Tutino@mail.house.gov and at Larsen.Press@mail.house.gov.
If you are unable to attend the town hall, Larsen encourages his constituents who live in Washington’s Second Congressional District to contact him with your questions and feedback at larsen.house.gov/contact.
National polling shows majority support for actions being taken by Republicans some issues show more than 75% support. One thing is clear states probably Washington especially are going to see a reduction in federal government funding maybe your time would be better spent dealing with it rather than fighting back at taxpayers expense.
I wonder what actions those are you refer to that given the republican controlled US congress has an approval rating of 25% and a disapproval rating of 56% according to an average of multiple polls tracked by fivethirthyeight. So 75% percent support seems wildly out of band for even the most extreme national polls. In fact congress hasn’t had more than 30% approval for several years now.
DOGE has about 55% national support and a higher percentage agree we need to weed out waste fraud and abuse although not necessarily how it is being gone about. About 60 percent support for closing the border and deporting criminal illegal aliens. About 80% support eliminating transgender boys in girls sports and locker rooms. So overall Trump has majority support. Congress has consistently low approval ratings in the 25% range Republican or Democrat. I didn’t say 75% on all issues just some issues.
You want to get rid of “waste and abuse” and then allow the republicans to raise the debt ceiling 3 trillion dollars.? DOGE was created not to get rid of waste and fraud. It is meant to free Elon and DT make more money. The con is working if 55% approve.
“More than 60 percent said transgender women and girls should not be allowed to compete with other women and girls in youth, high school, college and professional sports. ” I don’t know where your 80% came from. A majority support various bans, but a majority also support banning discrimination. From other numbers and topics in the survey, I gather that a majority of Americans know little to nothing about gender variations. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3991685-majority-of-americans-oppose-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-trans-women-participating-in-sports-poll/
DOGE has my full support citizens need to hear just what their tax dollars are being spent on if it was a internal we would never hear about much of it and likely would end up continuing to pay for much of it. In my opinion the results being public grows support for change. Did I mention bill Clinton layed off 400 thousand federal government workers and slashed spending to many programs including welfare and I can’t remember anymore trying to stop it in court.
Bill Clinton laid off 377,000 federal workers over a period of six years, not a couple of weeks. He did so by following due process and with the proper inclusion of Congressional powers. No one tried to stop him in court because he didn’t violate the law. He didn’t spread lies with no evidence about corruption and waste. And just where is the information Doge is supposedly revealing about tax dollars being spent? The actual documentation? Certainly not in his claims about USAID where six of the eight examples he listed were grants decided upon and given by the State Department, not USAID.
So far Trump has fired a few hundred workers gave workers a buyout option most other workers like USAID employees are on paid administrative leave until this all gets sorted out most other cuts to the workforce and future funding will be decided by Congress, the review is just getting started and Congress has formed a community to oversee it. my guess is if you want USAID documents you would have to put in a foia request.
I agree with Jim. I like what the republicans are doing. Get on board! (Unless you’re afraid they may uncover something bad you’ve done).
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• Duffy Hails Trump For Banning School Vax Mandates
• German Chancellor Condemns Vance For Backing AfD
• DOGE Doc Shows Plan To Fire Equal Rights Workers
Headlines from just the last 36 hours,
Sounds like a lot of headlines worded to reduce support for current actions being taken. I can’t say all actions are good or even legal but at least somebody is trying to right this sinking ship. And in that I have given deference. Certainly my friends from the other side have had nothing to offer to resolve our problems other than raising taxes which equates to pulling the plug in the boat on purpose.
Too bad you do not know what democracy is. Try reading about dictators’ actions.
Jim Fairchild, Could you please cite the sources of your polling information as I cannot find any that corroborate your statements. I applaud Rep. Larsen for representing the majority of his constituents and fighting back.
Please give links to where those figures come from, remembering that many pols are manipulated with the use of language.
On method I learned many years ago is being asked/told to answer an “and” question… When presented with This and That – don’f fall for the trap. Those are 2 completely separate questions.
And please be specific. “DOGE has about 55% national support” – for Every and All of their actions?
thank you
I am not a pollster or a expert on them many media companies have them plus different groups and each party does their own. I am well aware a poll can be skewed by the question we have had several of those here in Edmonds. I do know national polls tend to skew Democrat by a few points in general. You are more than welcome to share polling on the issues I am not going to search them for you. I hear a lot of Democrats saying we should be looking for waste fraud and abuse but their problem is DOGE. Here is a link to a government report on fraud from the Biden administration.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105833
I don’t care what Larson or any other “elected” person says, the fiscal condition of the governments from Edmonds to Counties, to Olympia to D.C. is catastrophically broken. It is time to clean house in the various overly bloated bureaucracies and start putting government back to rights. You know full well that there are vastly too many people and programs sucking off of the tax revenue straw when you notice most government employees stay home when it snows and they require only “essential personnel” to show up. Bureaucrats ( you know the unelected people who make most freedom squashing regulations ) and their congressional enablers are hooked on OPM ( pronounced opium and designates Other People’s Money) need to be cleaned up or cleaned out.
Why is “elected in quotes? Surely he was duly elected.
How can DOGE be made to account for the so called cleansing of all federal agencies?
I want to know that my SS and Medicare benefits are safe. Does the government insure these funds?
Hello Rep. Larsen!, Thank you for taking the time to address concerns today. I understand that many have very pointed questions in regard to Trump’s outrageous attempts to implement the GOP’s “Project 2025” in a hostile takeover. And while each individual concern is important, it is also important to see the larger picture. It has taken the Republicans nearly 40 years to get to this point. I believe it all started when the GOP gained the ability to set their own narrative by eliminating truthful balanced reporting required by the Fairness Doctrine. Once eliminated, more extreme “opinions and propaganda” mediums popped up. They continually push the limits of “normal” which leaves the Dem. Reps using their time to clean up messes instead of organizing to make meaningful progress/changes. The reality is that most eligible voters Did NOT vote for Trump in this election. (165 million) Unfortunately 90 million of them didn’t vote at all. However, many in the Trump camp, are now having buyer’s remorse. I fully expect you have a good chance to gain back the House and Senate IF – IF- we can have a Fair election. What are you doing to prepare? to Communicate? to gain unified Messaging? to identify widely appealing leaders? To hold Trump accountable when you can… How will you help GOP Reps see theirs is a no-win situation?
The Republicans are planning to add another few trillion dollars to the national debt. I’m old, so I remember how much they used to talk about fiscal responsibility. Now that pretense is over.
They’re eager to talk about whether a trans student athlete gets to play in a college volleyball game, though.
How much is a trillion?
A million seconds is 11.5 days — less than two weeks.
A billion seconds is 31 years and 8 months.
A trillion seconds is 31 thousand, 688 years. Go all the way back to Jesus, that’s only 2 thousand and 25.
A trillion dollars is an unimaginably large number, and as I type these words, Republicans are blithely organizing a vote to increase the US federal deficit by $4.5 TRILLION. Their plan is to reduce taxes by that much over the next 8 years.
Will they claim to pay for it? Less than half.
How? By cutting $2 TRILLION in Medicare, SNAP, and student loans.
So we could talk about that, or we could talk about college volleyball.
Mr Larsen, please don’t help Republicans pass their budget resolution. It’s criminally reckless and bad for all of us.