{"id":2379062,"date":"2024-12-11T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-and-tenney-team-for-doge-acts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T22:13:22","slug":"blackburn-and-tenney-team-for-doge-acts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-and-tenney-team-for-doge-acts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn and Tenney team for &#8216;DOGE Acts&#8217; &#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\">20<\/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%2Fblackburn-and-tenney-team-for-doge-acts-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=2379062&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\u2062 Marsha Blackburn\u200d (R-TN)\u2064 and Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) have introduced\u200c a legislative package known \u2062as the &#8220;DOGE\u2064 Act&#8221; aimed at reducing \u200bfederal spending to save\u200d taxpayer\u2063 dollars. \u2063Announced in\u200b a press release, the lawmakers emphasize that the \u200cproposed bills \u200care designed to address\u200b inefficiencies within the federal bureaucracy. Their \u200dinitiative reflects a commitment to fiscal responsibility and seeks to identify and eliminate wasteful expenditures in government operations.  <\/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\">Blackburn and Tenney team for &lsquo;DOGE Acts&rsquo; to cut federal waste<\/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_1904511\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN) and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-claudia-tenney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Claudia Tenney<\/a> (R-NY) introduced a package of &ldquo;DOGE Act&rdquo; bills this week aiming to slash federal spending and save <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3253567\/waltz-doge-cutting-trillions-government-spending-practical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">taxpayer dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a press release on Wednesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers touted the measures as a means to target federal bureaucracy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, coinciding with President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s formation of the Department of Government Efficiency to be led by businessmen<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Elon Musk<\/a> and Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people have had enough of outsized bureaucracy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-top-republican-explains-how-bidens-budget-package-raises-taxes-hurts-working-class\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Top Republican Explains How Biden\u2019s Budget Package Raises Taxes, Hurts Working Class\">wasteful government spending<\/a>,&rdquo; Blackburn said. &ldquo;The DOGE Acts are the first step to achieving government efficiency by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-image-claims-joe-biden-ordered-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-to-withhold-unvaccinated-veterans-health-benefits\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Joe Biden Ordered The Department Of Veterans Affairs To Withhold Unvaccinated Veterans\u2019 Health Benefits\">requiring federal employees<\/a> to get back in the office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-should-pledge-to-move-congress-out-of-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Republicans Should Pledge To Move Congress Out Of Washington DC\">moving federal agencies<\/a> into the heartland of America, cutting bloated federal spending across the board, and freezing federal hiring and salaries until we can rightsize the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as GOP lawmakers look to position themselves as part of the broader &ldquo;DOGE&rdquo; effort, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3250752\/musk-mtg-ramaswamy-set-doge-targets-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">launching caucuses and vowing to coordinate<\/a> with the group to cut unnecessary and partisan government spending.<\/p>\n<p>DOGE plans to work in conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget, a powerful federal agency that Trump is swiftly seeking to staff with close allies. Trump nominated Russell Vought, who previously led the agency, as OMB director. Other picks include Mark Paoletta as general counsel and Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) as deputy director. <\/p>\n<p>Included in the GOP-led bills was the Federal Freeze Act, which would implement a one-year freeze on certain salary increases for federal employees and direct agency leaders to limit the number of workers who can be employed for more than three years.<\/p>\n<p>Another bill, the Stopping Home Office Work&rsquo;s Unproductive Problems, or the SHOW UP Act, would &ldquo;require federal agencies to return to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">pre-pandemic telework levels<\/a> within 30 days and would prevent federal agencies from permanently expanding telework without submitting to Congress telework plans certified by the Office of Personnel Management,&rdquo; according to a fact-sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Tenney said she and Blackburn &ldquo;are determined to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-denounce-bidens-budget-but-havent-provided-an-alternative-of-their-own\/\" title=\"Republicans Denounce Biden\u2019s Budget, but Haven\u2019t Provided an Alternative of Their Own\">cut wasteful government spending<\/a> and reduce costs for hardworking Americans,&rdquo; noting that both lawmakers are &ldquo;ready to collaborate with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to rein in bloated budgets, relocate federal agencies out of Washington, D.C., reform outdated bureaucracies, and ensure bureaucrats actually work for their pay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk and Ramaswamy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3236779\/musk-ramaswamy-reveal-top-four-things-know-about-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">have said they will not be paid through DOGE<\/a> and are volunteers hiring &ldquo;a lean team of small-government crusaders&rdquo; to cut costs. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The DOGE Acts embody these priorities, serving as a bold first step in advancing the incoming Trump administration&rsquo;s &lsquo;Make America Efficient Again&rsquo; agenda,&rdquo; Tenney said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1904511\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1904511\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackburn and Tenney launch &#8216;DOGE Acts&#8217; 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