2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income: Depositions
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DOGE officials say they have no regrets about terminating federal humanities grants that cost people income.
How This Affects You
If you work for or receive funding from federal humanities programs, your income may be at risk from future cuts.
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Two staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency expressed no regrets about people losing income during depositions regarding federal grant terminations. The depositions concern what is being described as the largest termination of federal grants in the National Endowment for the Humanities' history. The deposition videos are providing public insight into the decision-making behind these widespread grant cuts. The depositions represent part of ongoing legal proceedings examining the DOGE-driven grant terminations.
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Officials are giving depositions about their decision-making process for the grant terminations.
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