One of the individuals selected to tackle the issue of government waste during President Donald Trump’s second term is speaking out about what that oversight might look like over the next four years.
Vivek Ramaswamy weighed in on the prospect of slashing the federal government’s workforce as part of what is being called the Department of Government Efficiency — or DOGE, for short.
As The Hill reported:
“We expect mass reductions,” said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. “We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated.”
Ramaswamy also said “massive cuts” are expected among federal contractors “and others who are overbilling the federal government.”
“I think people will be surprised by, I think, how quickly we’re able to move with some of those changes, given the legal backdrop the Supreme Court has given us,” he added.
DOGE has been a topic of significant social media discussion over the past several weeks:
There is hope, after all.
This is the single most inspirational move the US government has made in my lifetime. The national debt is the elephant in the room, about to crush us all. Finally, someone might address it.
— An Utter Boor (@utterboor) November 13, 2024
We are living the HISTORY!!!
American Revolution 2.0!!!!!!
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead D.O.G.E!
To the Deep State…In the words of Tom Homan… YOU’RE DONE! YOU’RE DONE!
pic.twitter.com/jgdCzw58Ra—
Native Patriot
(@LaNativePatriot) November 13, 2024
No doubt in my mind that Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk will do amazing things leading the Department of Government Efficiency “DOGE”
Our best days are ahead of us. pic.twitter.com/JQvJ63kokC
— Elena Cardone (@ElenaCardone) November 15, 2024
Elon Musk, the other candidate chosen to lead DOGE, is among those in Trump’s orbit who have shared their thoughts about the purview of the new entity, which will not be an official department within the U.S. government.
As Business Insider reported:
Trump has long been preoccupied with cutting what he sees as Washington’s waste and fraud.
“The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will ultimately be staffed and dedicated to this mission,” Brian Hughes, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, told BI in a statement.
Quoting former Rep. Barney Frank, Kamarck said that excess federal spending is “marbled” throughout the budget, like fat throughout a steak, making the DOGE’s desired $2 trillion in cuts tricky.
“It just doesn’t work, unless you decide to start cutting Social Security benefits or Medicare, at which point all hell breaks loose,” she told BI. “And you know, the bromance between Trump and Musk will end very quickly.”
Known for streamlining efficiency at his companies, Musk says he wants to cut bureaucracy, shrink the federal workforce, and trim the number of federal agencies down to no more than 99 (there are currently more than 440).
Here’s a clip of Ramaswamy’s latest remarks on the matter:
JUST IN:
“We expect mass reductions. We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions in force.” pic.twitter.com/xccKIu6A9P
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) November 17, 2024
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.
View the original article here.
Source link