DOGE cuts hit American fishermen hard: "I'm scrambling"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Many are now scrambling to find alternative financing to complete projects they had already started with the expectation of government support.
42% : With worsening storms and 2024 recorded as the hottest year in history, reducing fossil fuel dependence across industries has been critical in climate change mitigation efforts, scientists say.
41% : Representatives from the USDA and EPA have not provided firm answers on the future of the programs.
40% : However, transitioning to climate-friendly equipment can cost fishermen tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, prompting many to seek financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). DOGE, established to cut waste and fraud in federal spending, has targeted these agencies for reductions, leaving some fishermen without the financial support they had counted on.
21% : Commercial fishermen across the U.S. say that the federal funding they relied on to upgrade to lower-carbon emission systems has been frozen or rescinded due to budget cuts by President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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