Freshman [Republican] Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts
Freshman [Republican] Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts

At an open house in Fairbanks on Monday, Alaskan Congressman Nick Begich (R) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop agency budget cuts being implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

I'll note that which government agencies are facing huge cuts appears to correlate with perceived ideology, rather than any evidence of fraud or waste:
So it may simply be that he likes the cuts, no matter how many people die or suffer as a result.