Ashley Moody on DOGE and Federal Workers: Votes Against Reinstating Fired Workers, Her DOGE Praise, and NOAA Hurricane Cuts in Florida
Florida Senator Ashley Moody voted on March 14, 2025 against an amendment to prohibit the use of appropriated amounts by DOGE, which failed 48 to 52, and the same day against making veteran federal employees fired without cause eligible for reinstatement. In February 2025, DOGE firings at NOAA reached staff in departments that support the National Hurricane Center, including a hurricane hunter, NBC 6 South Florida reported.
Moody also voted against reinstating fired workers at the Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management and against protecting federal employees’ collective bargaining agreements.
In February 2025 she praised DOGE to The Floridian, giving "a lot of credit" to the team going item by item to curtail the size of government. Florida has about 100,000 federal workers, WLRN reported.
Ashley Moody's Votes and Statements on DOGE and Federal Workers
- Moody Voted Against Limiting DOGE's Use of Federal Funds in March 2025. On March 14, 2025, Ashley Moody voted no on an amendment to the funding bill to prohibit the use of appropriated amounts by DOGE; it failed 48 to 52. Weeks earlier, DOGE-driven cuts had hit the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center, NBC 6 South Florida reported.
- Moody Voted Against Reinstating Veterans Fired From Federal Jobs in March 2025. The same day, Moody voted no on an amendment to make veteran federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause eligible for reinstatement; it failed 47 to 53.
- Moody Voted Against Reinstating Fired Park and Land Agency Workers in February 2025. On February 20, 2025, Moody voted no on a budget amendment relating to reinstating fired employees of the Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management; it failed 48 to 52.
- Moody Voted Against Protecting Federal Workers' Union Contracts in April 2025. On April 4, 2025, Moody voted no on an amendment relating to protecting legally binding collective bargaining agreements for federal employees; it failed 48 to 51.
- Moody Praised DOGE as It Cut Federal Jobs in February 2025. Ashley Moody told The Floridian: "I give a lot of credit to assembly a team that’s coming in and going item by item by item to utterly curtail the size of government". The DOGE cuts she praised included NOAA staff in Florida who fly into hurricanes and build forecast models.
What the DOGE Cuts Ashley Moody Backed Mean for Florida Hurricane Forecasts
- Fewer hurricane hunter flights mean less storm data for Florida forecasts. Former Hurricane Forecast Unit head James Franklin told NPR that losing staff at NOAA's aircraft operations center likely means there will be fewer flights and less data gathered from hurricanes, the data Florida relies on to time evacuations.
- About two dozen NOAA weather and climate scientists in Florida lost their jobs. WLRN reported that about two dozen weather and climate scientists who worked for NOAA in Florida lost their jobs in late February 2025, ahead of the June 1 hurricane season.
Frequently Asked Questions Ashley Moody on DOGE and Federal Workers
What is Ashley Moody's record on DOGE and federal workers under Trump?
Ashley Moody voted against limiting DOGE's use of funds, against reinstating fired veterans and land agency workers, and against protecting federal union contracts, and she praised DOGE to The Floridian in February 2025. DOGE cuts at NOAA reached staff supporting the National Hurricane Center in Florida.
Did Ashley Moody vote to rehire veterans fired from federal jobs?
No. Ashley Moody voted no on March 14, 2025 on an amendment to make veterans fired without cause eligible for reinstatement, which failed 47 to 53.
What has Ashley Moody said about DOGE?
Ashley Moody told The Floridian in February 2025 that she gives "a lot of credit" to DOGE's work to curtail the size of government, and in August 2025 she called Florida's own DOGE effort "a great idea".
Last updated: 2026-10-28