Congressman Defends DOGE After It Lays off Hundreds of His Constituents, Questions if Their Jobs Were ‘Necessary’

BURMAN Look DOGE congressman ░░░░░░░░ you are correct me ░░░░░░░░ I m wrong among ░░░░░░░░ many that believe that ░░░░░░░░ need to look into ░░░░░░░░ spending peel it back ░░░░░░░░ s trim back But ░░░░░░░░ wonder how it how ░░░░░░░░ works when you see ░░░░░░░░ headlines in your own ░░░░░░░░ with your constituents losing ░░░░░░░░ jobs What s the ░░░░░░░░ ZINKE Well I ve ░░░░░░░░ a couple things One ░░░░░░░░ the concern was the ░░░░░░░░ workers coming up fire ░░░░░░░░ obviously is a concern ░░░░░░░░ in parks this summer ░░░░░░░░ they get a lot ░░░░░░░░ So you look at ░░░░░░░░ seasonal those have been ░░░░░░░░ And the last hiring ░░░░░░░░ what do they get ░░░░░░░░ for Four years ago ░░░░░░░░ the hiring looked like ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people hired ░░░░░░░░ old growth regulation Looking ░░░░░░░░ that probably So I ░░░░░░░░ it s fair to ░░░░░░░░ at it They were ░░░░░░░░ year s you know ░░░░░░░░ But the bottom line ░░░░░░░░ this If the job ░░░░░░░░ important you ll keep ░░░░░░░░ If the job is ░░░░░░░░ the line it ll ░░░░░░░░ looked at And if ░░░░░░░░ job isn t necessary ░░░░░░░░ ll be cut BURMAN ░░░░░░░░ hundreds though in your ░░░░░░░░ potentially losing their jobs ░░░░░░░░ does that impact your ░░░░░░░░ and those who live ░░░░░░░░ you ZINKE Well you ░░░░░░░░ again what do they ░░░░░░░░ Is the job critical ░░░░░░░░ where s the government ░░░░░░░░ What was that job ░░░░░░░░ it be reorganized Look ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Defense ░░░░░░░░ is a little different ░░░░░░░░ of Defense has 800 ░░░░░░░░ DOD employees That s ░░░░░░░░ uniform And when we ░░░░░░░░ at how much that ░░░░░░░░ our government that s ░░░░░░░░ 200 billion when you ░░░░░░░░ in pension salary and ░░░░░░░░ care And on combat ░░░░░░░░ that s about 16 ░░░░░░░░ carriers a year in ░░░░░░░░ strength Some of those ░░░░░░░░ you look at what ░░░░░░░░ are critical You know ░░░░░░░░ a secretary of interior ░░░░░░░░ s critical was in ░░░░░░░░ parks when I ran ░░░░░░░░ clean bathrooms You know ░░░░░░░░ didn t shut down ░░░░░░░░ to make sure there ░░░░░░░░ clean bathrooms So we ░░░░░░░░ going to look through ░░░░░░░░ I trust that Doug ░░░░░░░░ the secretary of interior ░░░░░░░░ going to evaluate it ░░░░░░░░ the other day when ░░░░░░░░ park season starts they ░░░░░░░░ going to have the ░░░░░░░░ level of employees in ░░░░░░░░ parks and everyone s ░░░░░░░░ enjoy our beautiful beautiful ░░░░░░░░ of our public lands.”