One of Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)\u2019s most controversial ideas is becoming more popular as he and politicians try to find ways to save money.<\/p>\n
Vivek Ramaswamy, CEO of Tesla and businessman, has been asked by President-elect Donald Trump to cut trillions of dollars in government spending. This comes as the U.S. national debt continues to rise to shocking new heights, largely due to spending that has gone out of control over the last few decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs it stands, that debt totals $36.2 trillion dollars, but Musk estimates that DOGE could cut at least $2 trillion from the current White House\u2019s $6.5 trillion budget in the near term. The next natural question is where should these cuts will come from. Musk and Ramaswamy are reportedly considering stripping all taxpayer-funded foreign aid, which would send shock waves internationally,\u201d the Daily Mail reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States spent an estimated $70 billion in foreign aid in fiscal year 2022 to help economic development and humanitarian causes and other interests.\u00a0And America has allotted a whopping $175 billion total in foreign aid to Ukraine alone since the outbreak of its war with Russia in 2022.,\u201d the outlet added.<\/p>\n Rep. Ralph Norman, a Republican from South Carolina, stated that DOGE should \u201cabsolutely\u201d focus on foreign aid, but he acknowledged that cutting funding to Israel is not an option.<\/p>\n House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer agreed, telling the Daily Mail that \u201cforeign aid for every country except Israel\u201d should be cut.<\/p>\n Former presidential candidate and former lawmaker Ron Paul agreed, saying on X: \u201cHere\u2019s an easy one for @DOGE ! Eliminate foreign aid! It\u2019s taking money from the poor and middle class in the US and giving it to the rich in poor countries \u2013 with a cut to the facilitators in between! Americans don\u2019t want their government to borrow more money to spend on foreign aid. Besides, it is the immoral transfer of wealth and is unconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n Musk praised Ron Paul\u2019s comments, saying, \u201cWould be great to have Ron Paul as part of the Department of Government Efficiency!\u201d<\/p>\n House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is set to establish a new subcommittee to collaborate with the recently formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, in efforts to eliminate government waste.<\/p>\n According to a source familiar with the matter, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will chair the Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee. The panel will focus on identifying and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government.<\/p>\n The subcommittee is expected to investigate wasteful spending, explore ways to streamline federal agencies for improved efficiency, and propose solutions to cut through bureaucratic red tape.<\/p>\n Comer recently met with Vivek Ramaswamy and his incoming DOGE team.<\/p>\n Ramaswamy confirmed the meeting with Comer and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Fox News Digital.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cA key step to driving greater efficiency in government is exposing the problem to the public\u2014we are grateful that the House Oversight Committee has created a subcommittee to focus on this work,\u201d a spokesperson for the entrepreneur and 2024 GOP presidential contender told Fox News Digital. \u201cWe look forward to working together.\u201d<\/p>\n The source also said Ramaswamy is \u201csupportive of the Oversight Committee\u2019s endeavor and are already working together.\u201d<\/p>\n Comer told the outlet that President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s \u201clandslide victory reflects a clear mandate to address inflationary spending that\u2019s driving up the cost of living for hardworking Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWasteful government spending must end, and taxpayers deserve to see their money used effectively and efficiently,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n Comer told Fox News Digital that the new Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency \u201cwill align with the Trump administration\u2019s priorities to eliminate government waste, streamline the federal government\u2019s operations and cut red tape that\u2019s stifling jobs and increasing costs for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI look forward to working with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to deliver on these goals to Make America Great Again,\u201d\u00a0Comer said.<\/p>\n On the X platform, Taylor Greene acknowledged the initiative in a post featuring Comer and conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, writing: \u201cI come from a business background and have successfully run a construction company my entire adult life. In the private sector, if you\u2019re not doing a good job, you get fired. But for some reason, in government, bad employees\u2014whether they\u2019re failing to do the job they were hired to do or working in roles that are no longer needed\u2014never get fired. This is incredibly unfair to the hard-working taxpayers of our country, and it\u2019s about to change. I can\u2019t wait to get to work!!\u201d<\/p>\n The post Musk\u2019s DOGE Proposes One Major Cut That Could Save Billions For Americans<\/a> appeared first on Conservative Brief<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)\u2019s most controversial ideas is becoming more popular as he and politicians try to find ways to save money. Vivek Ramaswamy, CEO of Tesla and businessman, has been asked by President-elect Donald Trump to cut trillions of dollars in government spending. 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