Lawmakers Oppose Trump's Cuts

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As Musk hammers the government, Republicans stir with quiet objections

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Republican lawmakers are beginning to speak up to protect home-state interests, industries and jobs that are endangered by President Donald Trump ’s executive actions and the slash-and-burn tactics erupting across the federal government by billionaire Elon Musk s DOGE .

While Democrats have been denouncing the impact of the cuts on Americans , the stirrings from Republicans are less a collective action than targeted complaints.

GOP Sen. Ted Budd said he has heard from constituents in his state's Research Triangle.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins decried caps on funding for biomedical research.

Kansas Sen. Moran said food aid feeds the hungry and bolsters national security.

Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez is trying to help Venezuelans , who fled their homeland and are now living in the Miami area.

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