{"id":2373266,"date":"2024-11-25T13:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T18:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-advises-doge-to-pull-the-plug-on-biden-programs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:05:46","slug":"joni-ernst-advises-doge-to-pull-the-plug-on-biden-programs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-advises-doge-to-pull-the-plug-on-biden-programs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Ernst advises DOGE to &#8216;pull the plug&#8217; on Biden programs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoni-ernst-advises-doge-to-pull-the-plug-on-biden-programs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the \u2062new leader of the Senate Department\u200c of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, has communicated her recommendations for significant\u200c federal\u200c spending cuts to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. In a letter, she <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">outlined 22\u2064 areas totaling approximately  trillion<\/a> that she believes should be targeted \u200cfor reductions, \u2062particularly criticizing programs from the Biden administration. Ernst, known for her initiatives against wasteful spending, emphasized the importance of common \u2063sense in identifying fiscal inefficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>Key suggestions include auditing\u2064 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),\u2062 which has been\u2064 a focus of Ernst&#8217;s scrutiny due to reports\u2064 of employees owing substantial back taxes. Ernst pointed to \u2064failures tied to Biden-era\u2062 programs, \u200dhighlighting\u200b the slow progress on commitments for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pressures-gop-on-infrastructure\/\" title=\"White House Pressures GOP on Infrastructure\">electric vehicle charging stations<\/a> and rural broadband expansion, suggesting it&#8217;s time to &#8220;pull the plug&#8221; on \u2062such initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>In a broader context, Ernst aims \u2062to lead efforts to\u2063 combat government waste\u200c with the support\u200c of\u2063 DOGE, \u200dwhich \u200dseeks to streamline \u200cregulations and reduce the government workforce. \u2064She has a history of advocating for more rigorous oversight of federal spending and remote work among government employees. Ernst\u200d firmly believes in \u200da mandate to rectify what she\u2063 describes as a bloated bureaucracy in Washington.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joni Ernst&rsquo;s &lsquo;blueprint&rsquo; report advises DOGE to audit IRS and &lsquo;pull the plug&rsquo; on Biden programs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889420\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joni-ernst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joni Ernst<\/a> (R-IA), the new leader of the Senate DOGE Caucus, is giving Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy&nbsp;advice on where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> should start cutting federal government waste, including several <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a> programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a letter sent to Musk and Ramaswamy and obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Ernst made a list of 22 areas worth a combined $1 trillion that she deems worthy of slashing to give the DOGE a head start in its task of making massive cuts to federal spending and the government workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst, known for her &ldquo;Make &lsquo;Em Squeal&rdquo; awards targeting wasteful spending, said making the &ldquo;porkers squeal&rdquo; has been a &ldquo;lonely fight&rdquo; until now.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While you&rsquo;re seeking &lsquo;super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries&rsquo; for &lsquo;unglamorous costcutting,&rsquo; all that&rsquo;s really needed is a little common sense,&rdquo; Ernst wrote. &ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t find waste in Washington, there can only be one reason: you didn&rsquo;t look.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among the items she lists are auditing the Internal Revenue Service, a pet project of Ernst&rsquo;s over the last several months after a report she requested found over 5,800 IRS and contractor employees owed nearly $50 million in back taxes. A letter from the IRS alerted Ernst that 800 employees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3231378\/over-800-irs-owe-millions-back-taxes-ernst-push-regular-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">still owe millions<\/a> in unpaid taxes.<\/p>\n<p>In her letter, the Iowa Republican thanked the men for &ldquo;stepping up&rdquo; to save taxpayers from &ldquo;Washington&rsquo;s out-of-control spending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many of Ernst&rsquo;s recommended areas include President Joe Biden-era programs, such as the bipartisan infrastructure plan that dedicated $7.5 billion to electric vehicle charging stations and $42 billion to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/kamala-harris-joe-biden-broadband-internet-rollout-cox-communications-8acba576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expand broadband in rural communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Three years later, just 17 EV stations are completed and not a single person&mdash;not one&mdash;has been connected to the internet yet,&rdquo; Ernst claimed. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to pull the plug.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just in time for the holiday season, Ernst pointed to federal government spending sprees &mdash; including $4.6 million on lobster tails and crab and $2.1 million on &ldquo;games and toys.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the sake of taxpayers, DOGE needs to be the Grinch,&rdquo; the Iowa senator said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Ernst announced she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3240190\/ernst-pork-cutting-credentials-leading-doge-senate-caucus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">will lead the DOGE Caucus<\/a>, along with founding Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and James Lankford (R-OK). <\/p>\n<p>Ernst&rsquo;s extensive hog and &ldquo;squeal&rdquo; analogies date back to her 2014 Senate race, and she has since launched 10 years of her &ldquo;Make &lsquo;Em Squeal&rdquo; awards &mdash; many of which mirror DOGE&rsquo;s concerns about government waste.<\/p>\n<p>Musk and Ramaswamy recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3236779\/musk-ramaswamy-reveal-top-four-things-know-about-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">laid out their road map<\/a> for running the DOGE, noting that they are not government officials and will serve as outside volunteers. They said they will assemble &ldquo;a lean team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-and-ramaswamy-reveal-top-four-things-to-know-about-doge-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Musk and Ramaswamy reveal top four things to know about DOGE - Washington Examiner\">small-government crusaders&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to work closely with the White House Office of Management and Budget. The goal is three-pronged: regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions, and cost savings.<\/p>\n<p>The DOGE leaders plan to present a list of regulations to Trump they believe are unnecessary. The president-elect would then use his executive power to &ldquo;pause the enforcement of those regulations and initiate the process for review and rescission.&rdquo; Shrinking the workforce will be expected, with the men planning to force government employees back into the office five days a week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ernst has long criticized federal workers whom she believes are abusing remote work policies. In May, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3022952\/ernst-federal-telework-vpn-tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">demanded<\/a> that the Defense Department use VPN tracking to determine the level of teleworking at its health agency. In 2023, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2586745\/sen-joni-ernst-scrutinizes-remote-work-by-federal-workers-after-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">urged requirements<\/a> for most civil servants to return to in-person work after the COVID-19 pandemic had mostly subsided.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people gave us a mandate to fix the broken and bloated mess that is Washington,&rdquo;&nbsp;Ernst said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;&ldquo;I am going to be partnering with the Trump administration and DOGE to disrupt the business-as-usual bureaucracy, shake up the federal workforce, and cut through red tape like a hot knife through butter. 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