US Edition‘They put me on there to die’: conservatives unleash on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
Conservative Republicans blame narrow House majorities and Senate resistance for stalled $9 billion in Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts, far below Elon Musk's $2 trillion goal.
- On Capitol Hill, conservative lawmakers say DOGE has stalled, with only one bill enacting $9 billion, far short of Elon Musk's aim of cutting $2 trillion, and further packages now unlikely.
- Because of a narrow House majority and Senate resistance, the Department of Government Efficiency faced difficulty advancing rescission packages, with courts halting mass layoffs last year.
- Rep. Aaron Bean says his DOGE caucus has stalled in 2025, and Rep. Tim Burchett postponed a planned Wednesday hearing amid leadership challenges.
- Appropriators say DOGE ideas are being folded into spending bills, while federal workers report morale and privacy concerns amid workforce downsizing, prompting Republicans like Rep. Rob Bresnahan to seek restored protections.
- In recent months, Trump administration officials shifted toward targeted cuts in Democratic-led states, but momentum faded ahead of midterm elections as critics say DOGE lacked durable follow-through beyond Elon Musk's push.
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Republican congressman threatens to 'publicly embarrass' GOP leadership over major failure
The controversial Department of Government Efficiency is no longer operating as a centralized agency, but some Republicans are still trying to carry out its budget-slashing work in the face of some resistance from party leadership.DOGE efforts have stalled out dramatically since Elon Musk left his p...
Conservatives Fume as Trump’s Cost-Cutting Sputters Out
“The budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency that upended the federal government at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term has stalled out on Capitol Hill, a reality that’s left conservative lawmakers fuming,” CNN reports. “Inside the White House, the cost-cutting crusade marked by mass firings and blanket funding eliminations is largely seen as over, two people familiar with the discussions said, as Trump turns his attent…
‘They put me on there to die’: conservatives unleash on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
The budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency that upended the federal government at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term has stalled out on Capitol Hill, a reality that’s left conservative lawmakers fuming.
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