House Democrat: It'll take 'many years' to 'rebuild' from Musk 'destruction'

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Source: The Hill

05/30/25 9:16 AM ET


Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said that it will take “many years” for the federal government agencies to “rebuild” from the “destruction” by tech billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel.

Stansbury, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said during a Thursday night appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that investigations into DOGE are “ongoing” because many court cases are in play against the advisory panel, whose work has resulted in the firing of tens of thousands of federal workers led to effectively shutting down entire agencies.

“I mean, these actual investigations are ongoing because there’s so many court cases against what’s going on. You know, it was just announced today that a judge was allowing a court case that’s actually led by the Attorney General of New Mexico to continue because of the lawless way in which they’ve been conducting their activities under DOGE,” Stansbury said

“So I think it’s going to take, frankly, not only many years to rebuild from the destruction that Elon Musk unleashed on the government, but to even understand what they did inside these agencies,” Stansbury told host Lawrence O’Donnell. “And also, I mean, the impacts are still being felt to this day.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5325483-federal-agencies-damage-doge/

[Skittles]

1. it is standard for Dems to have to clean up repuke mess

this time the mess will be catastrophic

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. Then, let's gut it all and rebuild it in a better way.

Instead of applying bandaids to the current socioeconomic model and hoping that the already overtweaked laws and practices are not corrupted against us again.

[groundloop]

4. As is always the case, it'll be impossible for Democrats to fix things fast enough......

and 4 years down the road the entire cycle will start over.

Our only hope, in my most humble opinion, is to control the White House and to take both the House and Senate with MASSIVE majorities. I'm not sure if that'll ever happen though, for a time we had a so called "filibuster proof" majority in the Senate and still couldn't pass Universal Healthcare.

[synni]

5. WOULDN'T pass universal healthcare

They had the opportunity. They just didn't want to offend their big donors at the insurance companies.

[thought crime]

11. It could take generations to recover

The electorate is hopelessly divided, and the dividers are in power.

[Blue Owl]

2. It's almost like a crazed, insane drug addict destroyed it all

[cstanleytech]

6. That's the intention as it gives the wealthy the ability to do whatever they with less to fear from the consequences.

[hildegaard28]

7. It will

Be like rebuilding after a war, because it is a war with forces controlled by enemy nation. I hope Democrats will give all involved military tribunals instead of going through the civilian courts this time. Civilian courts are useless and inappropriate in a war.

[Karasu]

8. "Many years" is correct. People don't want to hear it, but it's the fucking truth...and to think it's only been

5 fucking months.

[yellow dahlia]

9. I want high level IT forensic audits of the government systems where data has been accessed.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is calling out for investigations of this kind.

Kara Swisher says "White Hat Hackers" have the expertise required.

[electric_blue68]

12. I've been calling for highest level White Hat Hackers for monitoring, or when possible negating drumphf & Co actions

Where are Harold Finch and Miss Groves when we need them?!

[fictional super ace computer coders!!]

[Hotler]

10. And you guys had nine years to prepare for this.