{"id":2413998,"date":"2025-03-20T09:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ernst-enlists-omb-in-her-mission-to-implement-government-waste-bills\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:14:02","slug":"ernst-enlists-omb-in-her-mission-to-implement-government-waste-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ernst-enlists-omb-in-her-mission-to-implement-government-waste-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Ernst enlists OMB in her mission to implement government waste bills"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fernst-enlists-omb-in-her-mission-to-implement-government-waste-bills%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=2413998&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 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 enlists OMB in her mission to implement government waste bills<\/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_2044641\" 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\">Joni Ernst<\/a> (R-IA) is asking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/omb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Office of Management and Budget\">Office of Management and Budget<\/a> head Russell Vought to implement bills cutting government waste, accusing the previous administration of ignoring them.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst has introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3343655\/democrats-join-republicans-spending-transparency-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">several bills<\/a> to cut perceived government waste and highlight questionable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3311649\/joni-ernst-backs-trump-gutting-usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">government projects<\/a>. She&rsquo;s now looking to cooperate with Trump&rsquo;s new OMB head to put the bills into practice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3350467\/rand-paul-walks-trump-tightrope-as-conservative-contrarian\/\">Rand Paul walks Trump tightrope as conservative contrarian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3351336\/schumer-book-tour-damage-control-im-best-leader-senate\/\">Schumer trades in book tour for damage control: &lsquo;I&#8217;m the best leader for the Senate&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3350792\/democrats-revolt-against-chuck-schumer-fights-with-trump\/\">Democrats revolt against Schumer as they spoil for fights with Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;To stop waste, we first need to see it, and sunlight is the best disinfectant,&rdquo;&nbsp;Ernst said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Americans should not have to jump through hoops to figure out how Washington is spending,&nbsp;and often misspending, their money. By shining a light on every dollar spent by government, we will finally put a stop to the circus that has put our nation $36 trillion in debt.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Vought, Ernst said all of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3331968\/ernst-introduces-bill-requiring-disclosure-behind-schedule-over-budget-government-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">introduced laws<\/a> hadn&rsquo;t been implemented by the previous administration, and she expressed hope that Vought would ensure compliance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During my time in the Senate, I authored a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3264624\/ernst-introduces-bill-require-dc-agencies-relocate-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">number of laws<\/a> intended to do just that, <em>none<\/em> of which have been implemented. Apparently, unelected bureaucrats have granted themselves a veto over any laws they don&rsquo;t like,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst introduced a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requiring the Department of Transportation to submit an annual report of all projects that are either $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule. Though the first report was due in November 2022, none have been submitted. A similar problem was repeated in her provision in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The letter highlighted several instances of perceived wasteful government projects. The National Science Foundation paid thousands of dollars for a treadmill for shrimp. The Biden administration spent $24,000 on a bakery roadshow in China, $121,000 on a breathalyzer for the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, $124,000 on an instant carwash system in Pakistan, and $35,000 on a traveling circus in California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am proposing legislative fixes, but the real problem is agencies refuse to respect the law,&rdquo; Ernst concluded. &ldquo;I appreciate your commitment at your confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to make agencies adhere to these laws. I am following up to learn when and what guidance will be issued to ensure compliance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3331968\/ernst-introduces-bill-requiring-disclosure-behind-schedule-over-budget-government-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ERNST AND MILLER-MEEKS INTRODUCE BILL DEMANDING DISCLOSURE OF DELAYED AND OVER-BUDGET GOVERNMENT PROJECTS\">ERNST AND MILLER-MEEKS INTRODUCE BILL DEMANDING DISCLOSURE OF DELAYED AND OVER-BUDGET GOVERNMENT PROJECTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ernst, who has made efforts to cut government waste a cornerstone of her time in the Senate, intensified her efforts following GOP victories in the 2024 elections. She co-founded the Senate DOGE Caucus, which has sought to coordinate with Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency to cut perceived government waste more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>She has racked up&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3296080\/joni-ernst-celebrates-trump-executive-order-federal-workers-end-telework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">victories<\/a>&nbsp;on subjects such as ending government teleworking, of which she was a vocal critic.<\/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_2044641\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2044641\"}});<\/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>Joni Ernst enlists OMB in her mission to implement government waste bills Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is asking Office of Management and Budget head Russell Vought to implement bills cutting government waste, accusing the previous administration of ignoring them. Ernst has introduced several bills to cut perceived government waste and highlight questionable government projects. 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