Elon Musk’s Cuts Target Jobs and Services Across the Country

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts are hitting communities all across the country – by directly slashing federal jobs and the services Americans depend on. In fact, a recent report found that every Congressional district in the country has more than 3,000 federal employees – meaning that in the face of Trump’s skyrocketing costs and chaotic trade war, thousands of Americans in every community could also lose their jobs. From Michigan to Colorado to Pennsylvania, the dangerous impact of Musks’ DOGE are crystal clear, as communities face cuts on everything from local libraries to cancer research.

“From funding for cancer research, to support for libraries, parks, and campsites – federal jobs and services Americans depend on are being gutted in communities across the country,” said Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk. “It’s a raw deal for federal workers and taxpayers whose communities are being hallowed out to help Trump and Musk bankroll tax cuts for themselves and their billionaire friends.”

HOW MUSK’S CUTS ARE IMPACTING COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE:

In Michigan: 

• 9 and 10 News: DOGE cuts will be impacting Northern Michigan libraries: “Libraries across the county, including ones here in Northern Michigan, say they’ll soon feel the impact from the latest round of cuts to federal agencies. President Trump recently signed an executive order defunding the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The cuts are part of an ongoing effort by the Trump Administration to eliminate parts of the government they feel are unnecessary, but local libraries say the loss in funding will have a serious impact. ‘So, this is much bigger than just our small community. This is going to impact accessibility for the whole state and the region,’ says Pam Williams, Director of the Elk Rapids District Library. ‘If you aren’t part of a college university library, where are you going to get the research that you need?’”

In Wisconsin: 

• Fox 11 News: Tribal concern grows as DOGE orders Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Wisconsin to close: The Department of Government Efficiency is continuing their efforts to find waste and fraud within the federal government. Now, DOGE is directing the General Services Administration to terminate the leases of Bureau of Indian Affairs offices throughout the U.S., including one in Ashland, Wisconsin. Uncertainty is mounting as the office lease for the BIA office in Ashland is set to be terminated at the end of August. It’s a regional hub for all 11 federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribes, and provides services like land to trust applications, real estate management and law enforcement support, among other things.

In Colorado: 

• Denver Gazette: Amid Trump cuts, Colorado medical leaders worry about losing ‘generation of researchers’: “A group of Colorado medical leaders on Tuesday expressed fears that proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health medical research grants would not only hurt current research but risk losing ‘a generation of researchers.’ […] ‘This is probably the worst time our government can choose to create barriers,’ Tom Gronow, CEO of UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, said, noting that researchers are getting closer to actual solutions for diseases like cancer.”

In Nevada: 

• Nevada Independent: Nevada’s mental health nonprofits warn of ‘devastating’ potential federal funding cuts: “Community Counseling Center has been in a tailspin over the last several weeks. Last month, the Southern Nevada mental health care nonprofit learned that it could no longer apply to a Department of Education grant program that helps sustain the group’s adolescent treatment program, which serves more than 350 people at a time. It also recently found out about steep cuts to its share of a federal grant program that will result in it ending its psychosocial support and peer navigation programs for people living with HIV, a population that the nonprofit has provided treatment for since its inception in 1990.”

In Minnesota: 

• Minnesota Reformer: Federal cuts eliminate the workers but not the work: “Veterans need assistance accessing their benefits. Who can they call? A fellow veteran was making sure their financial claims were processed. The public often struggles to find the information they need to access disability benefits and other services across the federal government’s thousands of websites. Could one central search engine answer all questions? A web developer was working on it. Cities and counties want to build new infrastructure like bridges and train stations with federal assistance. Can they do it without damaging a Native American burial site or the environment? A historian was helping them. […] The Trump administration has not released exact figures of how many employees have been fired and from which agencies — there are more than 18,000 federal civilian employees in Minnesota.”

In Pennsylvania: 

• Philadelphia Inquirer: More than 425 popular campsites across Pa. are closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts: “Several federally operated campgrounds at one of Pennsylvania’s most popular summer destinations will be closed indefinitely due to ‘executive-order driven staffing shortages.’ Raystown Lake, in Huntingdon County, is the largest lake entirely within Pennsylvania. The 8,300-acre lake is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and, according to a news release from the agency’s Baltimore office, staffing shortages will require staff to focus on ‘dam operations for flood protection and emergency response readiness’ ahead of the 2025 season. According to the Army Corps, the lake’s Seven Points, Susquehannock, and Nancy’s Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds all will be closed until further notice. All told, more than 300 campsites will be closed as a result of the announcement, including boat-in-only sites. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has targeted cutbacks at a slew of government agencies, including the Army Corps.”

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