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Committee member says federal workforce cuts and 'loyalty tests' have hampered agencies
Summary
At a committee hearing, a member alleged that initiatives she called 'DOGE' and the 'Russell vote' led to thousands of federal job losses, longer service delays and politicized hiring; Representative Comstock and witness Mister Shriver described personnel attrition and a campaign to reshape public awareness of federal work.
A committee member at a congressional oversight hearing said recent personnel changes tied to initiatives she called "DOGE" and the "Russell vote" have damaged federal agencies, citing large staff losses and longer service delays.
"DOGE was and now this new project by Russell vote, was never about making government more efficient or more effective," the committee member said. She told lawmakers the Social Security Administration lost "6,500 employees in 2025," and that "there's been a 24% decrease in field staff in just my district alone," adding that those reductions had created "huge wait times" for constituents.
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