{"id":2401018,"date":"2025-02-10T12:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-says-usaid-needs-sunset-provisions-to-stop-government-handouts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T12:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:59:59","slug":"joni-ernst-says-usaid-needs-sunset-provisions-to-stop-government-handouts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-says-usaid-needs-sunset-provisions-to-stop-government-handouts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Ernst says USAID needs \u2018sunset provisions\u2019 to stop government handouts &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-says-usaid-needs-sunset-provisions-to-stop-government-handouts-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=2401018&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 \u2064Ernst (R-IA) has called\u2063 for the U.S. Agency for International Progress (USAID) to implement &#8220;sunset provisions&#8221; to eliminate government handouts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-aliens-tossing-1-million-per-month-in-free-food-while-citizens-contend-with-drastic-budget-cuts\/\" title=\"Illegal aliens wasting ... million monthly on &#039;free food&#039; while citizens face severe budget cuts\">prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-democrats-support-trumps-plan-to-increase-payments-to-2000\/\" title=\"Liberal Democrats Support Trump\u2019s Plan To Increase Payments To ,000\">wasteful spending<\/a><\/a>.Speaking on Fox news, Ernst emphasized the need for\u2064 USAID to provide &#8220;a hand up, not a handout,&#8221; arguing that any program should end after fulfilling its purpose or if it fails to deliver results.Her remarks come amid \u2064broader \u200defforts by \u200cthe Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)\u200c to cut \u200dwaste in federal spending,wiht USAID being a focus. Ernst, who helped establish the Senate DOGE caucus and has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previously highlighted\u200c wasteful \u200bspending<\/a> within\u200d USAID, plans to introduce a bill with\u2064 Rep. Brad Finstad aimed at reforming the regulatory process. This legislative effort,\u2062 titled the Prove It Act\u2063 of 2025, seeks to\u200d ensure new regulations \u2062are aligned with existing laws and consider their\u200c impact on small businesses.  <\/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 says USAID needs &lsquo;sunset provisions&rsquo; to stop government handouts<\/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_1983986\" 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) stressed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a> needs to provide &ldquo;a hand up, not a handout&rdquo; if the Department of Government Efficiency is going to prevent future waste.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Trump administration and DOGE have sought to eliminate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wasteful spending<\/a> across the government, with USAID being one of the first targets of this effort. Ernst, founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, has attempted to spotlight the agency&rsquo;s waste in the past, some of which she assessed stems from USAID programs that will not end even after they accomplish their purpose, which calls for &ldquo;sunset provisions&rdquo; to these programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there is a reason to start something, great, it&rsquo;s a hand up, not a handout,&rdquo; Ernst said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;So once we see results, then you end a program. But if there are no good results, the program&rsquo;s not working, you should get rid of it as well, so find a different way to help people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2794328&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9cfe20faaa44504185dfc9af3e958e08\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ernst reflected on how she and USAID had &ldquo;gone through the wringer&rdquo; several years back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3310373\/joni-ernst-spotlights-obstruction-lies-usaid-wasteful-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">when she sought to expose the agency&rsquo;s wasteful spending<\/a>, but <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">she said this has now been &ldquo;fleshed out.&rdquo; She then credited DOGE head&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;for spot<\/span>lighting USAID&rsquo;s &ldquo;ugly expenditures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid her work with DOGE, the Iowa senator told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3314727\/ernst-finstad-to-introduce-bill-reforming-regulatory-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">she is introducing a bill with Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) that will reform the regulatory process<\/a>, titled the Prove It Act of 2025. The bill would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-increase-number-of-felons-voting-in-u-s-elections\/\" title=\"Biden admin. to increase number of felons voting in U.S. elections\">require federal agencies<\/a> to demonstrate how any new regulation aligns with existing laws and also considers the direct and indirect effects on small businesses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3311863\/usaid-long-list-crap-karoline-leavitt-wasteful-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Trump administration touted the &ldquo;long list of crap<\/a>&rdquo; that it will be cutting from USAID, including <a href=\"https:\/\/2017-2020.usaid.gov\/egypt\/press-releases\/dec-16-2019-united-states-commits-6-million-bilateral-assistance-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$6 million<\/a> to fund tourism in Egypt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72011119CA00002_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.1 million<\/a> to an Armenian LGBT group, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72044020CA00003_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2.5 million<\/a> to promote &ldquo;inclusion&rdquo; in Vietnam. 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