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Tammy Baldwin: “DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency was created…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin Discusses VA Employee Firings and Government Efficiency Concerns in Alaska

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

When we ask precisely how many employees, where they are, who they serve, we can't get answers, and that is not acceptable. A lot of what we're seeing happen has been done in the name of efficiency. DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency was created allegedly to go after fraud, waste and abuse. But what we're seeing actually happen couldn't be further from that goal. And so this was an opportunity, opportunity here on Alaska to listen to area veterans and veterans service … (00:44–00:52)

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