Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Becky Olsen, 66, is a retired teacher and administrator for deaf education who opposes Elon Musk's effort to sharply cut the federal workforce, talks Feb. 5, 2025, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont)Ricky Thompson, 71, is a retired Army officer who opposes Elon Musk's effort to sharply cut the federal workforce, poses for a photo Feb. 6, 2025, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont)Christian Taft, 45, a DJ and retired combat Army veteran, who opposes Elon Musk's effort to sharply cut the federal workforce, talks Feb. 5, 2025, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont(Wayne Shaw, 80, ia mechanical engineer, who supports Elon Musk's effort to sharply cut the federal workforce, poses for a photo Feb. 6, 2025, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont)
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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
