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Yahoo
3 days ago
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House Democrat: It'll take ‘many years' to ‘rebuild' from Musk ‘destruction'
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said that it will take 'many years' for the federal government agencies to 'rebuild' from the 'destruction' by tech billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel. Stansbury, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said during a Thursday night appearance on MSNBC's 'The Last Word' that investigations into DOGE are 'ongoing' because many court cases are in play against the advisory panel, whose work has resulted in the firing of tens of thousands of federal workers led to effectively shutting down entire agencies. 'I mean, these actual investigations are ongoing because there's so many court cases against what's going on. You know, it was just announced today that a judge was allowing a court case that's actually led by the Attorney General of New Mexico to continue because of the lawless way in which they've been conducting their activities under DOGE,' Stansbury said 'So I think it's going to take, frankly, not only many years to rebuild from the destruction that Elon Musk unleashed on the government, but to even understand what they did inside these agencies,' Stansbury told host Lawrence O'Donnell. 'And also, I mean, the impacts are still being felt to this day.' Musk served as a special government employee in President Trump's administration, advising DOGE on cost-cutting efforts in hopes of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse and slashing down the national debt. Those efforts have received strong pushback from Democrats in Congress. Musk said on Wednesday that he is leaving the White House, shortly after criticizing Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' a massive GOP budget bill that contains the president's legislative agenda. 'I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit … and it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,' Musk told 'CBS Sunday Morning.' On Thursday night, Trump announced on Truth Social that he would hold a press conference with Musk on Friday at 1:30 p.m. EDT 'This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,' the president wrote. Stansbury told O'Donnell that the impact of DOGE's work is felt in her home state. 'Last night, I was talking to a doctor here in New Mexico, who said he can't renew his license to give prescriptions right now because DOGE messed up the DEA website,' the New Mexico Democrat said. 'So I mean, DOGE is still there, frankly, wreaking havoc on the federal government.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
3 days ago
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- The Hill
House Democrat: It'll take ‘many years' to ‘rebuild' from Musk ‘destruction'
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said that it will take 'many years' for the federal government agencies to 'rebuild' from the 'destruction' by tech billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel. Stansbury, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said during a Thursday night appearance on MSNBC's 'The Last Word' that investigations into DOGE are 'ongoing' because many court cases are in play against the advisory panel, whose work has resulted in the firing of tens of thousands of federal workers led to effectively shutting down entire agencies. 'I mean, these actual investigations are ongoing because there's so many court cases against what's going on. You know, it was just announced today that a judge was allowing a court case that's actually led by the Attorney General of New Mexico to continue because of the lawless way in which they've been conducting their activities under DOGE,' Stansbury said 'So I think it's going to take, frankly, not only many years to rebuild from the destruction that Elon Musk unleashed on the government, but to even understand what they did inside these agencies,' Stansbury told host Lawrence O'Donnell. 'And also, I mean, the impacts are still being felt to this day.' Musk served as a special government employee in President Trump's administration, advising DOGE on cost-cutting efforts in hopes of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse and slashing down the national debt. Those efforts have received strong pushback from Democrats in Congress. Musk said on Wednesday that he is leaving the White House, shortly after criticizing Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' a massive GOP budget bill that contains the president's legislative agenda. 'I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit … and it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,' Musk told 'CBS Sunday Morning.' On Thursday night, Trump announced on Truth Social that he would hold a press conference with Musk on Friday at 1:30 p.m. EDT 'This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,' the president wrote. Stansbury told O'Donnell that the impact of DOGE's work is felt in her home state. 'Last night, I was talking to a doctor here in New Mexico, who said he can't renew his license to give prescriptions right now because DOGE messed up the DEA website,' the New Mexico Democrat said. 'So I mean, DOGE is still there, frankly, wreaking havoc on the federal government.'
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Stansbury weighs in on heated DOGE committee hearing and Jimmy Kimmel reference
May 12—In a video that was played for comedic effect on late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banged her gavel over and over, trying to silence New Mexico congresswoman Melanie Stansbury as she showed a photo Greene displayed was misleadingly cropped. "I've literally, over the last 72 hours, heard from people, not only all over the country, but all over the world, who are grateful for me holding their feet to the fire. And people needed a moment of comic relief," Stansbury said. The clip from the May 7 Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee meeting, which focused on transgender athletes, marks Stansbury's second viral moment of the year. During President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress in March, Stansbury was captured on camera behind the president with a sign reading "This is not normal." The DOGE committee is a House Oversight subcommittee created to work with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. Greene, R-Ga., is DOGE committee chair, while Democrat Stansbury is ranking member, the top Democrat on the committee. The committee was holding a hearing titled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." The Trump administration has focused on transgender people, with executive orders focused on banning transgender athletes from organizations that receive federal dollars and transgender military members. "I don't want any more women missing out on medal opportunity, avoiding athletic competitions, or missing out on college scholarships," Greene said in her opening statement. During the hearing, Stansbury repeatedly questioned how the topic fit within the purview of the committee. "All of this is a distraction from the real things that the Republicans are doing, which is they're marking up a reconciliation bill right now that completely guts Medicaid and food assistance and environmental programs," Stansbury told the Journal. In the viral clip, Greene showed a photo of USA Fencing board chair Damien Lehfeldt in a suit where he appeared to be flipping off the camera. The caption "game day" was paired with the photo, which Greene said Lehfeldt had posted on social media ahead of the congressional hearing. "It appears that you're trying to misrepresent a witness here, who you used subpoena powers against," Stansbury said, as she displayed what appeared to be an uncropped version of the photo, where Lehfeldt held up two fingers. Lehfeltd was ordered to come to the hearing to answer questions about USA Fencing's policy allowing transgender women to compete in the women's division. Lehfeltd referenced the sport's long tradition of mixed gender competition and said the organization is statutorily not allowed to make more restrictive requirements than its governing organizations. Fencer Stephanie Turner, who recently protested competing against a transgender woman by taking a knee ahead of their scheduled fencing match, was another of the witnesses called. "It's not uncommon for a quicker, more athletic opponent to overcome the technique of another fencer. Athleticism is powerful in fencing. ... It's unbelievably demeaning to female fencers to put down the difference between men and women and any woman's loss to a man as a skill issue," Turner said in her opening statement. USA Fencing does have a new policy prepared in case it is required by changes to the law or governing athletic organizations not to allow transgender women to compete in the women's category. "New Mexico in particular, we stand with the trans and the LGBTQ plus community," Stansbury said. "We've passed really protective legislation in New Mexico."
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Stansbury weighs in on heated DOGE committee hearing and Jimmy Kimmel reference
May 12—In a video that was played for comedic effect on late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banged her gavel over and over, trying to silence New Mexico congresswoman Melanie Stansbury as she showed a photo Greene displayed was misleadingly cropped. "I've literally, over the last 72 hours, heard from people, not only all over the country, but all over the world, who are grateful for me holding their feet to the fire. And people needed a moment of comic relief," Stansbury said. The clip from the May 7 Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee meeting, which focused on transgender athletes, marks Stansbury's second viral moment of the year. During President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress in March, Stansbury was captured on camera behind the president with a sign reading "This is not normal." The DOGE committee is a House Oversight subcommittee created to work with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. Greene, R-Ga., is DOGE committee chair, while Democrat Stansbury is ranking member, the top Democrat on the committee. The committee was holding a hearing titled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." The Trump administration has focused on transgender people, with executive orders focused on banning transgender athletes from organizations that receive federal dollars and transgender military members. "I don't want any more women missing out on medal opportunity, avoiding athletic competitions, or missing out on college scholarships," Greene said in her opening statement. During the hearing, Stansbury repeatedly questioned how the topic fit within the purview of the committee. "All of this is a distraction from the real things that the Republicans are doing, which is they're marking up a reconciliation bill right now that completely guts Medicaid and food assistance and environmental programs," Stansbury told the Journal. In the viral clip, Greene showed a photo of USA Fencing board chair Damien Lehfeldt in a suit where he appeared to be flipping off the camera. The caption "game day" was paired with the photo, which Greene said Lehfeldt had posted on social media ahead of the congressional hearing. "It appears that you're trying to misrepresent a witness here, who you used subpoena powers against," Stansbury said, as she displayed what appeared to be an uncropped version of the photo, where Lehfeldt held up two fingers. Lehfeltd was ordered to come to the hearing to answer questions about USA Fencing's policy allowing transgender women to compete in the women's division. Lehfeltd referenced the sport's long tradition of mixed gender competition and said the organization is statutorily not allowed to make more restrictive requirements than its governing organizations. Fencer Stephanie Turner, who recently protested competing against a transgender woman by taking a knee ahead of their scheduled fencing match, was another of the witnesses called. "It's not uncommon for a quicker, more athletic opponent to overcome the technique of another fencer. Athleticism is powerful in fencing. ... It's unbelievably demeaning to female fencers to put down the difference between men and women and any woman's loss to a man as a skill issue," Turner said in her opening statement. USA Fencing does have a new policy prepared in case it is required by changes to the law or governing athletic organizations not to allow transgender women to compete in the women's category. "New Mexico in particular, we stand with the trans and the LGBTQ plus community," Stansbury said. "We've passed really protective legislation in New Mexico."
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Greene bangs gavel almost 50 times to quiet Democrat in House hearing
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) banged her gavel almost 50 times in an effort to silence Ranking Democratic member Melanie Stansbury (N.M.) during a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday afternoon. The hearing, which focused on trans women in sports, devolved into heated crossfire between Democrats and Republicans on multiple occasions. However, the hearing got especially intense when Stansbury began speaking over her allotted time, which led to Greene, who is chair of the subcommittee, to interrupt the Democratic member. 'The gentlelady's time is expired,' Greene told Stansbury, who continued to speak over her. When Stansbury accused Greene of going over a minute into her time, Greene fired back that Stansbury 'wasted' a minute of her time 'on a non-point of order' and attempted to recognize Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.). Still, Stansbury refused to stop talking, which led Greene to bang her gavel repeatedly. 'Time was not wasted,' she said, with Greene still gaveling. 'And to the trans community, we stand with you, with the LGBTQ+ community, we stand with you.' 'You can break my eardrums all you want, Madam Chair,' she added, speaking louder. 'But we stand with the LGBTQ+ community and you can gavel me until the cows come home and it won't stop it.' 'This hearing will come to order,' Greene said as she banged her gavel. Once Stansbury was finished speaking, Greene recognized McClain and the hearing continued. Stansbury emerged as a prominent figure throughout the hearing, even making a motion to immediately adjourn the hearing, arguing it was 'irrelevant to this committee,' though the motion ultimately failed in the Republican-dominated committee. However, when asked by Stansbury how USA Fencing pertained to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, which the subcommittee falls under, Greene held up the committee rule book. Republican senators have been growing increasingly concerned that Greene, who says she is looking seriously at either running for governor or for Senate in 2026, would hit major roadblocks in her general election race against vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.). While GOP senators acknowledge Greene would have a good shot at winning the nomination, they fear that the Republican firebrand, who has a knack for making headlines with controversial comments and generating enthusiasm from MAGA voters, would ultimately lose in the general election. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.
