DOGE caucus plans for biggest impact, eyeing key tools to expedite cutting waste
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The DOGE caucus on Thursday discussed strategic ways to address as much government waste as possible.
"The Senate DOGE Caucus is hitting the ground running on day one of the Trump administration to downsize government," Ernst told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Biden’s bloat has created a target-rich environment for finding ways to eliminate waste and make the bureaucracy accountable to the people. Now is the time for results, and after today, I feel confident that we have plans in place to serve as the action arm in Congress to deliver for taxpayers." Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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For years, Ernst has been taking inventory of government waste, which has given the caucus a list of places to begin eliminating excess bureaucracy and making the government run more efficiently.
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