{"id":2402837,"date":"2025-02-14T15:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooke-rollins-would-welcome-doge-audit-of-snap-and-other-programs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:54:17","slug":"brooke-rollins-would-welcome-doge-audit-of-snap-and-other-programs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooke-rollins-would-welcome-doge-audit-of-snap-and-other-programs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooke Rollins would &#8216;welcome&#8217; DOGE audit of SNAP and other 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=\"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%2Fbrooke-rollins-would-welcome-doge-audit-of-snap-and-other-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=2402837&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>Agriculture Secretary Brooke \u200cRollins has proposed involving \u2063Elon Musk \u2063and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) \u2064in a\u200d review of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program \u200d(SNAP) to improve its efficiency. SNAP, \u200doriginally established to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">assist\u2064 low-income individuals<\/a>\u2064 in affording nutritious food, has faced criticism for its \u200cmanagement \u2063and\u2062 effectiveness. During her\u2064 confirmation\u200b hearing, Rollins suggested adding work requirements to\u2064 the program, indicating that SNAP has\u200c expanded\u2062 beyond its original goals.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, rollins expressed openness to DOGE&#8217;s involvement in \u200dexamining SNAP and emphasized the need for a business viewpoint to assess \u2063the \u200dprogram\u2019s success metrics. She noted\u200b concerns about whether taxpayer dollars are being used efficiently, especially in relation to the nutritional value\u2062 of food provided through SNAP. \u2062Rollins \u200dassured that \u200dthe administration would not compromise assistance \u2062to those in need\u200d while\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connecticut-agrees-to-a-25-million-settlement-in-the-henry-lee-evidence-fabrication-case\/\" title=\"Connecticut settles Henry Lee evidence fabrication case for M.\">addressing systemic issues<\/a> in the \u2064program.<\/p>\n<p>Federal benefits programs, including SNAP,\u200c are\u2062 currently under scrutiny as Musk supports Trump&#8217;s efforts to streamline government spending. While\u200c the\u2063 Trump administration aims to\u2063 identify and eliminate\u200d waste in programs like Social Security,Rollins stated that any reforms would focus on preserving assistance for those who rely on it.  <\/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\">Brooke Rollins would &lsquo;welcome&rsquo; DOGE audit of SNAP and other benefits 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_1992368\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins suggested that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency could be brought into the USDA to help improve the efficiency of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal benefits program that helps low-or-no-income individuals &ldquo;maintain&rdquo; or &ldquo;supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being,&rdquo; according to USDA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rollins was confirmed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-debate-future-infrastructure-bills\/\" title=\"Lawmakers debate future infrastructure bills\">strong bipartisan support<\/a>, but she did clash with Democrats during her confirmation hearing when repeatedly suggesting that SNAP and other food benefits programs could be run more effectively. She previously backed attaching work requirements to the benefits program.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Friday at the White House that she &ldquo;is not sure&rdquo; if DOGE has plans to examine those programs but added that she &ldquo;would welcome DOGE to be involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anytime you could get a sort of a business perspective on &lsquo;are we hitting our goals? What are the metrics? What is the metric for success?&rsquo; Oftentimes, these government programs are started with the idea that you&rsquo;re going to help people. It&rsquo;s not a handout, it&rsquo;s a hand up,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;And then years later, the government &mdash; the programs are even bigger, and you&rsquo;ve got more people on them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rollins stressed that the administration &ldquo;will never take food out of a hungry child&rsquo;s mouth&rdquo; but said that SNAP had grown beyond its original mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3319744\/trump-signs-off-doge-audit-irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP SIGNS OFF ON DOGE AUDIT OF IRS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We really have to look at where that money is going, what it&rsquo;s being spent on. I look forward to working with Bobby Kennedy as we figure out, do we have the healthiest choices? So when a taxpayer is putting money into SNAP, are they ok with us using their tax dollars to feed really bad food and sugary drinks to children who perhaps need something more nutritious,&rdquo; Rollins closed. &ldquo;These are all massive questions we&rsquo;re going to be asking and working on in the coming months and years, and I look forward to solving some of these major, major issues for this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal benefits programs have come under increased scrutiny as Musk pursues President Donald Trump&rsquo;s quest to shrink the federal budget and bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<p>Musk joined Trump in the Oval Office earlier this week, where he told reporters that DOGE had uncovered a breadth of allegedly fraudulent Social Security payments and suggested additional action could be taken. Trump promised on the campaign trail to &ldquo;fight for&rdquo; the program, including eliminating taxes on Social Security payments.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3314510\/paying-trump-agenda-gop-war-welfare-medicaid-cuts\/\">Capitol Hill<\/a>, a war is brewing within the Republican caucus regarding the president&rsquo;s stalled tax agenda. As the price tag for renewing Trump&rsquo;s 2017 tax cuts continues to grow, Republicans have gingerly begun looking at potential changes to Medicaid and other entitlements as potential budgetary offsets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to do anything with that unless we can find some abuse or waste,&rdquo; Trump recently said of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. &ldquo;The people won&rsquo;t be affected. 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