A Republican lawmaker ruffled some feathers this week when he attacked the ramps that were put in place at the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to help Washington D.C.’s beloved ducklings get in and out of the water in areas with a concrete barrier.

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) griped that the ramps were examples of government waste:

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it must be government waste. pic.twitter.com/JKgabZ47O5 — Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) May 15, 2017

The office of the Architect of the U.S. Capitol released a statement this week saying four “broods” ― or families ― of ducks live in the pool, including their newly hatched ducklings. The two ramps were installed as part of a collaboration with City Wildlife, a local nonprofit. The group’s president, Anne Lewis, told The New York Times that the ducklings could die without the ramps.

“Ducklings get into the water ― often helped there by visitors ― and then can’t get out because of the high curb at the water’s edge,” Lewis told the newspaper. “They will drown from exhaustion or die of starvation unless they have a way to get out of the water.”

It seems to have worked. The ducklings, who have become social media sensations, are already using the ramps:

As I indicated yesterday, the ducks found the duck ramp. pic.twitter.com/uapUW0sbNI — Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) May 16, 2017

It’s not clear how much work went into the ramps or what they cost, but Walker’s comments received some 2,500 replies. Here are some of the insults Walker is now ducking as a result of his tweet:

@RepMarkWalker We could fly them down to Mar-a-lago every weekend if you'd like. — Paolo Gregoletto (@TriviumPaolo) May 16, 2017

Imagine being this soulless prick. https://t.co/RG3CAEiGmK — pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker Medicaid patients, Jimmy Kimmel's baby, now baby ducklings. Do you have any hateful commments on puppies 🐶 you'd like to share? — JoeyNorty (@NortyJoey) May 16, 2017

@EnBuenora @TriviumPaolo @DamageEraser @RepMarkWalker We couldn't give them health care so we gave them a 47$ ramp so they could drown themselves instead. — Jade Scully (@pigwigeon1) May 17, 2017

@RepMarkWalker Donald Trump has made 21 trips to the golf course in 16 weeks and this dumbass is talking about government waste.https://t.co/fFSNu4ol7N — Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker Pssst .... we're paying for POTUS to go golfing every weekend and for his wife to live in a gold tower. — Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker I'm confused, that looks like a really cheap way to offset the ecosystem disruption of the concrete structure. — Will Hertel (@hertel_will) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker Did you know that the president just told Russia classified secrets & goes golfing every weekend? What's wrong with you? — Melinda (@melwedde) May 16, 2017

@ErickFernandez @RepMarkWalker How many of these things would equate to one day of Melanie staying in NYC? — Maria (@mitchellscomet) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker Fire the person that runs your Twitter feed. Trump passed classified info to the Russians, and duck ramps are what you are worried about??? — Kelby French Bulldog (@KelbyFrenchie) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker I'll send you the twenty bucks you cheap bastard — Eric Wheeler (@ericthewheeler) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker I for one have said for years that we could fund SEVERAL border walls if we just cut back on all these goddamn duck ramps. — Jake Kilroy (@jakekilroy) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker hey mark check this out: duck off, dumbass — Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker You know, that actually looks like a pretty well-designed product made of cheap yet sturdy materials. — Rick⚾️Paulas (@RickPaulas) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker This actually looks like the kind of clever, low-cost solution to a problem that we hope our public servants employ. — Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson) May 16, 2017

@RepMarkWalker Delete your account. — Geek Girl Diva (@geekgirldiva) May 17, 2017