Politics & Government

DOGE Cuts And Freezes Severely Impacting Mass, Rep. Trahan Says

Trahan said her offices have received upwards of thousands of phone calls from concerned constituents.

(CBS Boston)

March 24, 2025

Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan said the phones have been ringing off the hook at her offices as constituents react to the service cuts and freezes instituted by the Trump administration via Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, otherwise known as DOGE.

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"People felt that with portals freezing in terms of Medicaid for getting their health care appointments, food banks...these cuts to programs that they rely on, whether they're heating assistance or food assistance, certainly health care and accessing healthcare," she said during an interview on the Sunday edition of "Keller At Large."

Trahan said her offices have received upwards of thousands of phone calls from concerned constituents.

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