Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Outlines Blueprint to Weed Out Government Waste

The new chair of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus has identified about $1 trillion in potential federal spending cuts.
“With $3 billion of interest being added to our national debt every day, the longer we delay tackling the problem, the further away the finish line gets,” Ernst wrote in the letter. “To give you a head start, here are a trillion dollars’ worth of ideas for trimming the fat and reducing red ink.”
She noted that the federal workforce still works remotely and “not a single headquarters of a major government agency or department in the nation’s capital is even half full.”
“In the rush to use it before they lose it, $53 billion was recently spent in a single week! The September spending sprees of the past included impulse purchases on $4.6 million of lobster tail and crab and $2.1 million for games and toys, including nearly $12,000 for a foosball table,” the letter read.
Additionally, Ernst cited billions of dollars of unspent COVID funds for potential savings.
The lawmaker included in her lengthy cost-cutting list United Nations payments and what she described as bogus bonuses and “welfare checks” for politicians with presidential ambitions.
Khanna further suggested that there could be bipartisan collaboration on the defense budget.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was chosen to lead a DOGE subcommittee within the House Oversight Committee.