{"id":2373746,"date":"2024-11-27T00:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-gives-musk-and-ramaswamy-a-head-start-on-cutting-trillions-in-government-spending\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T00:07:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:07:23","slug":"gop-senator-gives-musk-and-ramaswamy-a-head-start-on-cutting-trillions-in-government-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-gives-musk-and-ramaswamy-a-head-start-on-cutting-trillions-in-government-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senator Gives Musk and Ramaswamy a \u2018Head Start\u2019 on Cutting Trillions in Government Spending"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fgop-senator-gives-musk-and-ramaswamy-a-head-start-on-cutting-trillions-in-government-spending%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=2373746&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>The text you&#8217;ve provided is a structured XML document that appears to be an\u200d article focused on Iowa Republican\u2063 Senator Joni Ernst&#8217;s efforts to\u200c combat federal wasteful spending. The following summarizes the key points of this content:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Senator Joni Ernst&#8217;s Initiatives**: Ernst emphasizes her\u200c long-standing fight against wasteful federal spending and expresses optimism about the potential changes under the incoming administration of Donald Trump. She specifically mentions the\u200d creation of \u2063the Department of Government \u200cEfficiency, which will be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Blueprint for Efficiency**: Ernst has offered Musk and\u2062 Ramaswamy a blueprint\u200d aimed at eliminating trillions\u2064 in wasteful expenditures in government. She suggests \u200ccommon-sense approaches to identify and reduce unnecessary spending.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u2063 **Federal Spending Statistics**: Ernst highlights that federal spending has dramatically increased, with notable figures showcasing the spending and revenue gaps. She points out the deficit and the unsustainable nature of recent spending habits.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Key Areas for Cuts**: Ernst outlines\u2063 various recommendations for budget cuts, including:<\/p>\n<p>   \u200b   &#8211; Consolidation and sale of underutilized federal buildings.<\/p>\n<p>   &#8211; Criticism of new\u2062 spending programs and\u2062 bureaucratic waste in the\u2062 Defense\u2064 Department.<\/p>\n<p>   &#8211; Streamlining the federal workforce and removing ineligible recipients from entitlement programs.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Public \u2063Communication**: Ernst uses social \u2063media platforms such as Twitter\u200d to communicate her plans and \u2063rally public support around her initiatives. She engages with followers by\u200c sharing statistics on \u200dgovernment spending and waste.<\/p>\n<p>6. **Call to Action**: The senator appeals to the urgency of addressing the national debt, which she states currently exceeds \u2064$36 trillion, and emphasizes the need for practical solutions to fiscal irresponsibility.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063summary captures the\u200c main messages of the article while retaining the authoritative tone of Senator Ernst&#8217;s advocacy \u200cfor fiscal responsibility. If you have any specific questions or if there\u2019s a particular area\u200d you would like to explore further, please let me know!  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said it&rsquo;s been a lonely fight for the past several years to cut the federal government&rsquo;s wasteful spending, but she feels the tables are turning now with the incoming Donald Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst specifically pointed to Trump&rsquo;s announced Department of Government Efficiency, which will be led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-ramaswamy-lay-exact-plan-destroying-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> and Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>The senator posted Monday on X that she&rsquo;s providing the two businessmen &ldquo;with a blueprint to eliminate trillions in waste.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My fellow Iowans sent me to the Senate 10 years ago to make the porkers squeal.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a lonely fight, but the tables are turning.<\/p>\n<p>I am equipping <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy?\">@VivekGRamaswamy<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@DOGE<\/a> with a blueprint to eliminate trillions in waste and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/makeemsqueal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#makeemsqueal<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/appHGRTtQ7\">https:\/\/t.co\/appHGRTtQ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1861092812965474344?\">November 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Musk has said he believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/16\/us\/politics\/dept-government-efficiency-explainer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2 trillion<\/a> can be trimmed from annual federal spending, which ran $6.2 trillion in fiscal year 2023, up from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/56324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$4.4 trillion<\/a> in FY 2019 during Trump&rsquo;s first administration before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In FY2023, the U.S. Government spent $6.16. trillion while only bringing in $4.47 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>The last budget surplus was in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>This trend must be reversed, and we must balance the budget. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mzLaMTZQxA\">pic.twitter.com\/mzLaMTZQxA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE\/status\/1860211822722449910?\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During FY 2024, which ended Sept. 30, federal spending rose to <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaldata.treasury.gov\/americas-finance-guide\/national-deficit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$6.75 trillion<\/a>, with a total revenue of $4.92 trillion, for a deficit of $1.83 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-turns-clip-kamalas-nbc-interview-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a> while campaigning for Trump this fall that the massive deficits year after year are a primary cause of inflation, because the Treasury Department borrows and the Federal Reserve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-spending-hundreds-billions-fed-printed-money-not-cause-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prints more money<\/a> to help fund the government.<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000193-6425-dcb9-abbf-6d750cd60000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Musk and Ramaswamy, Ernst wrote, &ldquo;Thank you for stepping up to take on the challenge of saving taxpayers from Washington&rsquo;s out-of-control spending that put our nation $36 trillion in debt. Your mission could not be more urgent, and there&rsquo;s no team better suited to lead the effort.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&hellip; 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. If you can&rsquo;t find waste in Washington, there can only be one reason: you didn&rsquo;t look,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To give you a head start, here are a trillion dollars&rsquo; worth of ideas for trimming the fat and reducing red ink,&rdquo; Ernst wrote.<\/p>\n<p>First on her list were vacant and underutilized federal buildings. &ldquo;Maintaining and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">leasing government office buildings costs  billion<\/a> every year. Another $7.7 billion is spent for the energy to keep them running,&rdquo; she wrote. The senator recommended consolidating and auctioning off the rest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Federal government agencies are using, on average, just 12% of the space in their DC headquarters. The Department of Agriculture, with space for more than 7,400 people, averaged 456 workers each day (6% occupancy).<\/p>\n<p>Why are American taxpayer dollars being spent to maintain empty&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqhlqb3gRT\">pic.twitter.com\/qqhlqb3gRT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE\/status\/1859457844044497294?\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ernst also pointed to billions being spent on new programs passed during the Biden administration, particularly the $7.5 billion to build a nationwide network of <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>, with only 17 built to date.<\/p>\n<p>The Army veteran further argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-debt-crisis-interest-payments-balloon-overtake-defense-spending-now-3rd-biggest-expenditure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defense Department<\/a> is full of waste and has not passed an audit in years. Ernst contended the Pentagon squanders $125 billion per year in maintaining a bloated bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ndash; Pentagon can&rsquo;t fully account for $824 Billion<br \/> &ndash; $236 Billion in improper payments in federal programs in 2023<br \/> &ndash; $200 Billion in pandemic relief went to fraud\/abuse<br \/> &ndash; The U.S. failed to track $1 Billion in Ukraine Aid<\/p>\n<p>How much do we not yet know about? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FJx0zvIwJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/FJx0zvIwJJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE\/status\/1858957615889543628?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She said she would slash the federal workforce overall, saying many are paid to do nothing. Ernst believes there is $200 billion to be saved per year in streamlining how the government does its job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In FY2024, U.S. Congress provided $516 billion to programs whose authorizations previously expired under federal law. Nearly $320 billion of that $516 billion expired more a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gJrbK5egzS\">https:\/\/t.co\/gJrbK5egzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE\/status\/1859453795404550546?\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The senator would also cut U.S. payments to maintain the United Nations, which runs $15 billion per year.<\/p>\n<p>There is $10 billion to be saved per year in removing people from the rolls who are not eligible for entitlement payments like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidenomics-food-stamps-work-capable-recipients-cost-taxpayers-billions-watchdog-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those are just some of Ernst&rsquo;s recommendations to Musk and Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unbelievable &mdash; Tax dollars are being wasted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chairman-slams-biden-administration-for-federal-work-return-policy-not-good-enough\/\" title=\"GOP chairman criticizes Biden administration&#039;s federal work return policy as inadequate.\">empty government buildings<\/a> and to study shrimp on treadmills! &#129424;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@DOGE<\/a> will end this waste. It&rsquo;s time to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/makeemsqueal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#makeemsqueal<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MH4R5PzZLI\">pic.twitter.com\/MH4R5PzZLI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1861454047212876189?\">November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the senator told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, &ldquo;There is a lot of low-hanging fruit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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