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New York Post
10 hours ago
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- New York Post
GOP senators push to cement core Musk-inspired DOGE savings at Treasury
A group of Republican lawmakers is pushing to cement some of the core reforms enacted at the Treasury by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who helms the Senate DOGE Caucus, and Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.) are introducing legislation backed by over a dozen other lawmakers to codify requirements for the Treasury Department to ensure all payments include proper descriptions in its system. Their new bill, titled the Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Spending Act, hardcodes the reform into law in a bid to dramatically slash improper payments. Last fiscal year, there were at least $162 billion in improper payments, with 84% of that being overpayments, according to the US Government Accountability Office. 'Requiring government to answer basic questions before spending tax dollars will save billions over the next decade,' Ernst said in a statement to The Post. 3 The Senate bill would make recent Trump administration changes at the Treasury Department permanent. Getty Images for 137 Ventures/Founders Fund/Jacob Helberg 3 Elon Musk departed his role as a special government employee last week. REUTERS 'Enacting safeguards to spending has been one of the Trump administration's and DOGE's greatest triumphs, and I am determined to codify it and make it permanent.' Ernst is introducing the bill in the Senate with Sens. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Ted Budd (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Katie Britt (R-Ala.) Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) Bean is introducing the measure in the House of Representatives. 'For too long, improper and fraudulent payments have drained resources and undermined trust in government spending,' Bean said in a statement. 'The American people deserve responsible stewardship of their tax dollars, and this bill delivers exactly that.' 'This legislation takes the first critical step toward codifying DOGE efforts into law — bringing real oversight and integrity to the way taxpayer dollars are managed.' The new bill comes amid a growing push among Republicans to codify the DOGE cuts into law. On Tuesday, the White House formally requested that Congress claw back $9.4 billion in a rescissions package targeting foreign aid, PBS, NPR and other programs. Right now, it is unclear if the senators will be able to tuck the measure into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that's currently making its way through the Senate, due to the upper chamber's arcane rules. The measure was inspired by some of the early actions DOGE took at the Treasury Department that had been championed by tech mogul Elon Musk. Should the bill become law, the Treasury Department would be required to have a description of a payment, cross-check it with government databases, make sure it's linked to an approved budget account and ensure payments are updated on Overall, the measure is intended to ensure that the Treasury's Do Not Pay (DNP) system gets accurate and up-to-date information. 3 The new bill comes amid Elon Musk's public criticism of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Getty Images Additionally, the DNP system would gain access to the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) data and Social Security information. Under the proposal, the DNP system would also obtain limited access to tax information such as filing status, taxpayer identification information (TIN), reports of TIN thefts, filing year data, bank account information and whether tax returns weren't filed. Lawmakers behind the bill are hoping it will help prevent 'stove piping,' in which fraudsters can trick different programs while keeping the same dubious information because the feds' databases are too siloed. 'The federal government must be held accountable for every tax dollar spent,' Lee said in a statement. 'The DOGE In Spending Act will codify part of Trump's fiscal plan by ensuring payments are properly reported and tracked.' 'With America $36 trillion in debt, we cannot afford a system with no accountability over where billions in taxpayer dollars are going,' Lummis added. 'We are buried in red ink.' 'The American people sent a clear message by electing President Trump. They're fed up with the wasteful spending and bloated bureaucracy,' Grassley said. The Treasury Department is responsible for about 95% of federal payments. The Trump administration had fought court battles for the DOGE to get access to the sensitive Treasury payment system for those outlays. President Trump later signed an executive order in March ordering reforms to the Treasury to combat potential fraud. The DOGE in Spending Act essentially puts the verification and consolidation reforms in Sections 4 and 5 of his executive order into law.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Stansbury weighs in on heated DOGE committee hearing and Jimmy Kimmel reference
May 12—In a video that was played for comedic effect on late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banged her gavel over and over, trying to silence New Mexico congresswoman Melanie Stansbury as she showed a photo Greene displayed was misleadingly cropped. "I've literally, over the last 72 hours, heard from people, not only all over the country, but all over the world, who are grateful for me holding their feet to the fire. And people needed a moment of comic relief," Stansbury said. The clip from the May 7 Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee meeting, which focused on transgender athletes, marks Stansbury's second viral moment of the year. During President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress in March, Stansbury was captured on camera behind the president with a sign reading "This is not normal." The DOGE committee is a House Oversight subcommittee created to work with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. Greene, R-Ga., is DOGE committee chair, while Democrat Stansbury is ranking member, the top Democrat on the committee. The committee was holding a hearing titled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." The Trump administration has focused on transgender people, with executive orders focused on banning transgender athletes from organizations that receive federal dollars and transgender military members. "I don't want any more women missing out on medal opportunity, avoiding athletic competitions, or missing out on college scholarships," Greene said in her opening statement. During the hearing, Stansbury repeatedly questioned how the topic fit within the purview of the committee. "All of this is a distraction from the real things that the Republicans are doing, which is they're marking up a reconciliation bill right now that completely guts Medicaid and food assistance and environmental programs," Stansbury told the Journal. In the viral clip, Greene showed a photo of USA Fencing board chair Damien Lehfeldt in a suit where he appeared to be flipping off the camera. The caption "game day" was paired with the photo, which Greene said Lehfeldt had posted on social media ahead of the congressional hearing. "It appears that you're trying to misrepresent a witness here, who you used subpoena powers against," Stansbury said, as she displayed what appeared to be an uncropped version of the photo, where Lehfeldt held up two fingers. Lehfeltd was ordered to come to the hearing to answer questions about USA Fencing's policy allowing transgender women to compete in the women's division. Lehfeltd referenced the sport's long tradition of mixed gender competition and said the organization is statutorily not allowed to make more restrictive requirements than its governing organizations. Fencer Stephanie Turner, who recently protested competing against a transgender woman by taking a knee ahead of their scheduled fencing match, was another of the witnesses called. "It's not uncommon for a quicker, more athletic opponent to overcome the technique of another fencer. Athleticism is powerful in fencing. ... It's unbelievably demeaning to female fencers to put down the difference between men and women and any woman's loss to a man as a skill issue," Turner said in her opening statement. USA Fencing does have a new policy prepared in case it is required by changes to the law or governing athletic organizations not to allow transgender women to compete in the women's category. "New Mexico in particular, we stand with the trans and the LGBTQ plus community," Stansbury said. "We've passed really protective legislation in New Mexico."
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Stansbury weighs in on heated DOGE committee hearing and Jimmy Kimmel reference
May 12—In a video that was played for comedic effect on late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banged her gavel over and over, trying to silence New Mexico congresswoman Melanie Stansbury as she showed a photo Greene displayed was misleadingly cropped. "I've literally, over the last 72 hours, heard from people, not only all over the country, but all over the world, who are grateful for me holding their feet to the fire. And people needed a moment of comic relief," Stansbury said. The clip from the May 7 Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee meeting, which focused on transgender athletes, marks Stansbury's second viral moment of the year. During President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress in March, Stansbury was captured on camera behind the president with a sign reading "This is not normal." The DOGE committee is a House Oversight subcommittee created to work with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. Greene, R-Ga., is DOGE committee chair, while Democrat Stansbury is ranking member, the top Democrat on the committee. The committee was holding a hearing titled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." The Trump administration has focused on transgender people, with executive orders focused on banning transgender athletes from organizations that receive federal dollars and transgender military members. "I don't want any more women missing out on medal opportunity, avoiding athletic competitions, or missing out on college scholarships," Greene said in her opening statement. During the hearing, Stansbury repeatedly questioned how the topic fit within the purview of the committee. "All of this is a distraction from the real things that the Republicans are doing, which is they're marking up a reconciliation bill right now that completely guts Medicaid and food assistance and environmental programs," Stansbury told the Journal. In the viral clip, Greene showed a photo of USA Fencing board chair Damien Lehfeldt in a suit where he appeared to be flipping off the camera. The caption "game day" was paired with the photo, which Greene said Lehfeldt had posted on social media ahead of the congressional hearing. "It appears that you're trying to misrepresent a witness here, who you used subpoena powers against," Stansbury said, as she displayed what appeared to be an uncropped version of the photo, where Lehfeldt held up two fingers. Lehfeltd was ordered to come to the hearing to answer questions about USA Fencing's policy allowing transgender women to compete in the women's division. Lehfeltd referenced the sport's long tradition of mixed gender competition and said the organization is statutorily not allowed to make more restrictive requirements than its governing organizations. Fencer Stephanie Turner, who recently protested competing against a transgender woman by taking a knee ahead of their scheduled fencing match, was another of the witnesses called. "It's not uncommon for a quicker, more athletic opponent to overcome the technique of another fencer. Athleticism is powerful in fencing. ... It's unbelievably demeaning to female fencers to put down the difference between men and women and any woman's loss to a man as a skill issue," Turner said in her opening statement. USA Fencing does have a new policy prepared in case it is required by changes to the law or governing athletic organizations not to allow transgender women to compete in the women's category. "New Mexico in particular, we stand with the trans and the LGBTQ plus community," Stansbury said. "We've passed really protective legislation in New Mexico."
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jasmine Crockett accused of 'abusing her power' at airport boarding gate
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, was slammed on social media after House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain shared a photo of her apparently skipping ahead of two passengers in wheelchairs while boarding a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday. "SPOTTED: Jasmine Crockett with a taxpayer-funded police escort, cutting everyone in line — even making DISABLED people wait. Nothing to see here, just the next leader of the Democrats, abusing her power!" McClain, R-Mich., posted on her personal campaign account on Sunday. McClain's post included photos of Crockett apparently skipping the line, outraging the Republican's base with accusations that Crockett is "evil." A source familiar with the incident said Crockett was the first passenger "other than the crew" to board a Sunday afternoon Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., including before two passengers in wheelchairs. 'Use A Chair': Jasmine Crockett Invokes 2023 Montgomery Brawl In College Speech According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, "If you self-identify as a passenger with a disability who needs additional time or assistance to board the airplane, the airline must allow you to board the airplane before other passengers." Read On The Fox News App Customers who need assistance or extra time, active duty U.S. military members and Delta 360 Members, which is an invitation-only membership, are allowed to pre-board within Delta Air Lines' policy. According to the source, Crockett walked up to the gate flanked by a police officer and "what looked like her staffer," had her boarding pass scanned and then proceeded to board the plane before any other passenger. When reached by Fox News Digital, Crockett's chief of staff said, "We do not have any comments." Trump Mocks 'Low Iq' Jasmine Crockett, 'Nutjob' Bernie Sanders As Potential Leaders For The Democratic Party Rep. Jasmine Crockett speaks during a hearing with the Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Delta Air Lines did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Reports last week indicated that Crockett, who is currently the vice ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has her eyes set on the chair position of the committee. Crockett would lead oversight of the federal government if she gets the gig, which could include investigating President Donald Trump's agenda. Crockett, a vocal opponent of Trump's second term, took aim at the president in a social media post on Sunday. "For you to be in charge of the WHOLE country, you sure do have my name in your mouth a lot. Every time you say my name, you're reminding the world that you're terrified of smart, bold Black women telling the truth and holding you accountable. So keep talking," Crockett said. Trump on Sunday told Kristen Welker, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," that Crockett is a "low IQ person," calling her the future of the Democratic Party, which he described as in "disarray." Earlier that day, Crockett was criticized by conservatives for her comments during a commencement speech at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi , after suggesting the students know how to "use a chair" in the face of adversity, invoking the infamous 2023 Alabama brawl. "There are people that are going to tell you that there is not a table in which there is not a seat for you, but I am here to remind you of Montgomery and those folding chairs. Let me tell you that we know how to use a chair, whether we [are] pulling it up or we doing something else with it," Crockett said. Crockett seemed to reference the viral video from August 2023 of a group of White boaters attacking a Black riverboat captain, Dameion Pickett, in Montgomery, Alabama. The white folding chair became a symbol of resistance when a Black man raised a chair over his head in Pickett's defense as the other men attacked him. The Texas Democrat urged the graduating class at the historically Black college to pull up their own seat at the table, reminding students of the bystanders who rushed to defend Pickett when he was attacked. Conservatives were quick to reply to the clip of Crockett's remarks, and Sen. Mike Lee , R-Utah, said Crockett's comments were "not cool." Original article source: Jasmine Crockett accused of 'abusing her power' at airport boarding gate
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DOGE Subcommittee report: Improper payments cost federal agencies $236B in 2023
The Brief The DOGE Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, aims to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending with real-time implementation of recommendations. The subcommittee's first meeting on February 12, 2025, focused on addressing financial inefficiencies in federal programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP. Federal agencies reported $236 billion in improper payments in 2023, with cumulative losses reaching $2.7 trillion since 2003. Proposed reforms could lead to significant cost savings, including $120–$236 billion annually from asset testing for SSI applicants and $164 billion over ten years by repealing the Medicaid Streamlining Rule. Legislative efforts, such as the Protecting Medicaid Beneficiaries Act of 2023, aim to enhance oversight and reduce waste, with support from figures like Elon Musk for better fiscal management. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee, chaired by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene released it first report on Wednesday. The subcommittee released its first review and recommendations outlining key steps to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending. The backstory The DOGE Subcommittee, a part of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was established to address the pressing issue of waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending. Chaired by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the subcommittee aims to implement recommendations in near real-time, rather than waiting until the end of each Congress. Greene emphasized, "My mandate is simple: work as the name D.O.G.E. demands—swiftly, effectively, and with purpose." Timeline The subcommittee held its inaugural meeting on February 12, 2025, with a hearing titled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud." This meeting marked the beginning of a series of actions aimed at combating financial inefficiencies within federal programs, particularly focusing on entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Why you should care Federal agencies reported $236 billion in improper payments in 2023, contributing to a staggering $2.7 trillion loss since fiscal year 2003. The Government Accountability Office estimates that fraud-related losses range from $233 billion to $521 billion annually. Expert witnesses, including Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, and Dawn Royal, Director of the United Council on Welfare Fraud, highlighted critical areas of concern and proposed solutions. These include funding real-time verification technology, amending privacy laws to enhance data sharing, and mandating external verification of eligibility claims. By the numbers LexisNexis projects significant cost savings from the proposed reforms: Asset testing for all Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants could save $120–$236 billion annually. Expanding asset testing to all Medicaid recipients could save $30–$100 billion annually. Ending broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE) could save $8.1 billion annually. Repealing the Medicaid Streamlining Rule could save $164 billion over ten years. What's next The subcommittee has pledged continued oversight and swift action on waste reduction efforts. Legislative efforts in alignment with these goals include the Protecting Medicaid Beneficiaries Act of 2023, sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and the PPP Shell Discovery Act (H.R. 324), introduced by Rep. William Timmons (R-SC). Elon Musk, a proponent of improved fiscal management, stressed the importance of better utilization of Treasury Department databases to prevent payments to ineligible recipients. As the D.O.G.E. Subcommittee moves forward, Greene reiterated the committee's commitment to fixing inefficiencies in Washington, stating, "Washington is broken, but the D.O.G.E. Committee is committed to fixing it." The Source The details in this article were released by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is chairing the Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee. Details were also taken from the official congressional record. This article is being reported out of Atlanta.
