House Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution late Tuesday night with a 217-215 vote, unlocking the reconciliation process to advance President Trump’s domestic agenda. North Dakota Representative Julie Fedorchak was dismayed the debate denigrated into criticism of Elon Musk and the newly established Department of Government Efficiency. “We spend a huge amount of money every single day just on the interest on that debt; it is a big curse to our citizens,” said Fedorchak. “It is something that we quite honestly have to get our arms around. He’s going after the bureaucracy. The Democrats don’t like it. They want to raise a bunch of red flags about it, but I embrace a lot of what he’s doing. Some of the tactics wouldn’t be what I would do, but in general, I think we need to take some pretty big swings at dealing with this massive federal debt.” Click here to listen to the full interview.
