Published November 25, 2024 5:08pm EST
Sen. Ernst sends letter to Musk, Ramaswamy detailing areas where DOGE can cut spending
President-elect Trump named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as the leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
By Eric Revell FOXBusiness
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Monday sent a letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outlining ways they could cut upward of $1 trillion in federal spending from the budget in their roles leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the incoming Trump administration.
Ernst's letter, which was first obtained by the Washington Examiner, praised Musk and Ramaswamy for "stepping up to take on the challenge of saving taxpayers from Washington's out-of-control spending that put our nation $36 trillion in debt."
The senator – who met with President-elect Trump, Musk and commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick on Saturday – said in the letter that her "fellow Iowans sent me to the Senate ten years ago to make the porkers squeal" and that it's "been a very lonely fight" because of bipartisan support for spending in ways that have the government "living high off the hog."
"While you're seeking 'super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries' for 'unglamorous cost-cutting,' all that's really needed is a little common sense. If you can't find waste in Washington, there can only be one reason: you didn't look," Ernst wrote.
more
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/sen-ernst-sends-letter-musk-ramaswamy-detailing-areas-where-doge-can-cut-spending
