Kelly Loeffler trades words with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass, over Trump’s federal funding freeze during confirmation hearing
Trump’s SBA pick Kelly Loeffler goes toe-to-toe with Dem Sen. Ed Markey during her confirmation hearing over whether President Trump’s federal funding freeze is “unlawful.”
The recently confirmed head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Kelly Loeffler, released a video tour of her agency Friday, showcasing empty offices in a call for government workers to return to in-person work.
“It’s my second day here at the SBA,” Loeffler said. “I could not be more excited to be here. So, I thought I’d take a walk. And what I found is that exactly what’s been said is true. About 90% of our employees are working from home. Well, that ends Monday with President Trump’s order to return to work.”
The video has picked up over 17 million views on X.
SENATE CONFIRMS KELLY LOEFFLER TO LEAD SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Kelly Loeffler, the recently confirmed head of the Small Business Administration, released a video tour of her agency Friday, showcasing empty offices in a call for government workers to return to in-person work. (Alyssa Pointer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The problem with work from home in the federal government is that the employees cannot be fired,” Jeremy Carl, former deputy assistant secretary of the Interior Department, wrote on X Saturday. “When you don’t have to show up to the office, and there is no accountability for your performance [and] that is a recipe for disaster.”
“No one at work,” billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk wrote.
“No one at work,” billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk wrote. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Musk’s post brought criticism from some commentators.
Market researcher Anna Matson defended work-from-home policies in a post Friday.
“This is one of the worst Trump policies” Matson wrote. “There used to be one parent at home and one that worked. Now, both parents must work to survive. Adding two to three hours a day to their workday significantly reduces time with their family. If we want to support families, work from home when feasible should remain.”
TOP REPUBLICAN URGES NEW SBA CHIEF TAKE ‘DOGE’ ACTIONS AGAINST BIDEN-ERA ELECTIONEERING, COVID LOAN CLAIMS
Republicans in Congress have requested that Loeffler use her authority as the new SBA chief to provide answers on alleged taxpayer-funded electioneering in swing states and the failure to actively recoup fraudulent or misappropriated COVID relief funds.
