{"id":2408672,"date":"2025-03-02T15:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-sees-no-argument-against-doge-finding-waste-in-federal-defense-spending\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T15:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:19:08","slug":"sanders-sees-no-argument-against-doge-finding-waste-in-federal-defense-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-sees-no-argument-against-doge-finding-waste-in-federal-defense-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders sees &#8216;no argument\u2019 against DOGE finding waste in federal defense spending"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsanders-sees-no-argument-against-doge-finding-waste-in-federal-defense-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=2408672&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 Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has \u200dexpressed support for the\u200d Department\u2063 of Government Efficiency (DOGE)\u2063 in its efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">investigate wasteful spending<\/a>, \u200cparticularly within the Department of Defense (DoD). While some Democrats have opposed budget \u2062cuts, \u2063Sanders argues that if waste \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-us-attorney-bill-mcswain-declares-bid-for-governor-of-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"Former US Attorney Bill McSwain Declares Bid for Governor of Pennsylvania\">fraud exist<\/a> in the \u2064Pentagon\u2014evidenced by its \u2063failure to pass audits\u2014then it is indeed crucial to\u200d address these issues \u2062across\u2062 all government agencies. He highlights the Republican agenda to\u2063 cut social\u200d programs \u200clike Medicaid and nutrition assistance, suggesting that these cuts are intended\u2062 to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. Sanders criticizes \u200cthe notion of\u2064 sacrificing essential services for the benefit of billionaires, echoing sentiments \u200bthat DOGE&#8217;s scrutiny of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">federal spending<\/a> \u200chas already resulted in critically \u200dimportant savings.\u200d However, he and other\u2064 Democrats have raised concerns about the influence of figures like Elon Musk in these financial evaluations, labeling them as &#8220;unelected bureaucratic oligarchs.&#8221;  <\/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\">Sanders sees &lsquo;no argument&rsquo; against DOGE finding waste in federal defense spending<\/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_2024109\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) defended the Department of Government Efficiency investigation into federal <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/waste-and-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">waste<\/a>, particularly within the Department of Defense, while Democrat colleagues have gone on the offensive against cuts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Department-of-Government-Efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOGE<\/a>&nbsp;is examining NASA along with the Education, Homeland Security, and Treasury departments, but Sanders suggested it move on the Defense Department with one reason being that the Pentagon has failed six consecutive&nbsp;audits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, if there is waste and&nbsp;fraud in the Defense Department,&nbsp;which is the largest single&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-target-democratic-senator-for-opposing-15-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Protesters Target Democratic Senator For Opposing  Minimum Wage\">budget item<\/a> that we fund, &hellip;&nbsp;we should go after waste, fraud&nbsp;and abuse over every agency of government. There&rsquo;s no argument about that. But&nbsp;let us be very clear, what&nbsp;Republicans are trying to do&nbsp;right now is to make massive&nbsp;cuts in Medicaid.&nbsp;Over $800 billion.&nbsp;Cuts in nutrition programs which&nbsp;feed hungry children.&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=2822904&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c8255c65ebbf542cafd37ecb723af12a\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has defended his budget proposal as one that does not outline any cuts to Medicaid. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3324881\/chatter-about-budget-cuts-medicaid-worries-vulnerable-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rumors\">rumors<\/a> abound that Trump senior advisor Elon Musk will target the system soon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why are they doing that?&nbsp;Because they want to be able to&nbsp;use those savings to provide&nbsp;over $1 trillion in tax breaks&nbsp;for the richest 1%, for the Elon&nbsp;Musks and the Zuckerbergs and&nbsp;the Bezoses of the world,&rdquo; Sanders went on. &ldquo;In my view you don&rsquo;t take food&nbsp;away from children, health care&nbsp;away from struggling people to&nbsp;give tax breaks to billionaires.&nbsp;So do we have waste and fraud in&nbsp;every agency of government?&nbsp;Yes, we do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3328481\/amy-klobuchar-shock-awe-cuts-doge-not-effective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AMY KLOBUCHAR SAYS &lsquo;SHOCK AND AWE&rsquo; CUTS BY DOGE WON&rsquo;T BE &lsquo;EFFECTIVE&rsquo;\">AMY KLOBUCHAR SAYS &lsquo;SHOCK AND AWE&rsquo; CUTS BY DOGE WON&rsquo;T BE &lsquo;EFFECTIVE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers have protested&nbsp;Musk&rsquo;s involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-says-doge-critics-have-musk-derangement-syndrome\/\" title=\"James Comer says ... critics have &#039;Musk Derangement Syndrome&#039;\">examining federal spending<\/a> and called him an &ldquo;unelected bureaucratic oligarch,&rdquo; which Sanders repeated. <\/p>\n<p>DOGE&nbsp;has gone on to cancel government contracts, leases, and grants.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3323628\/has-doge-really-saved-55-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to the department, this has already saved $55 billion. The department plans to disband on July 4, 2026.&nbsp;<\/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_2024109\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024109\"}});<\/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>Sanders supports DOGE&#8217;s waste investigation in defense spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2408673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bernie-Sanders-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12577,23466,51392,3981,6053],"class_list":["post-2408672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-federal-defense-spending","tag-sanders","tag-waste"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bernie-Sanders-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408676,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408672\/revisions\/2408676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}