Ernst on DOGE Caucus: “My Promise Was to ‘Make ‘Em Squeal’”
“We are doing just that with the Department of Government Efficiency.”
PALM BEACH, Fla. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), founder and chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, joined Fox and Friends to discuss how she will build on her decade of work and partner with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to fight against the entrenched bureaucracy, rein in tax dollar waste, and get Washington back to work for Americans.
For 10 years, Ernst has used her monthly “Squeal Awards” to expose waste, fraud, and abuse and counter it with specific oversight and legislative solutions. She has already tracked down trillions of wasted taxpayer dollars, including spendingon risky research, teleworking bureaucrats, empty government buildings, billion-dollar boondoggles, and tax-dodging IRS agents.
Watch the full interview here.
“When I went into the United States Senate 10 years ago, my promise was to ‘make 'em squeal,’ and we are doing just that with the Department of Government Efficiency. I have 10 years worth of work on waste projects. My ‘Squeal Awards’ go out every single month, where I am identifying waste, fraud, abuse within the federal government and then proposing the solutions to end that waste.”
“I sat down with Vivek Ramaswamy this last week, provided him with a blueprint of $2 trillion of savings…was able the meet with Howard Lutnick, Elon [Musk], and, of course, our next great President of the United States, Donald Trump, and visit with them about the goals of DOGE and how we can take all of the research that has been done in my office over the last decade and provide them with a very clear blueprint for success.”
“I have run up against so many different obstacles when proposing legislation to fix some of these spending issues. What I would point out to the American taxpayers and your viewers is that those that are pushing against cutting this waste out are usually the fat cats that are actually enjoying this government waste.”
Sen. Joni Ernst to helm Senate DOGE Caucus, huddles with Ramaswamy to slash government
“She’s about to become the top watchdoge in the Senate. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), 54, will take charge of the newly formed Senate DOGE Caucus and collaborate with tech guru Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to ‘cut pork’ in the federal government.”
“Ernst plans to use her decades conducting research for the ‘Squeal Awards’ as something of a blueprint to ensure that DOGE won’t be ‘all bark and no bite.’”
Ernst burnishes pork-cutting credentials by leading DOGE Senate Caucus
“After she won her Senate race, Ernst continued her ‘make ‘em squeal’ pitches, launching 10 years of ‘Squeal Awards’ that mirrored DOGE’s concerns about government waste. Each month, the senator highlights what she describes as government efficiencies, or ‘a Washington expense, program, or concept that has proven to be wasteful and must be cut.’”
“During her time in Congress, Ernst pressed on a number of priorities now highlighted by Musk and Ramaswamy, including targeting the wave of government workers who continue to benefit from COVID-19 remote work policies. She recently promised to give DOGE a ‘roadmap’ to get ‘85% of the federal workforce’ back in the office.”
“Ramaswamy met with Ernst Thursday evening to discuss her DOGE Senate Caucus role and outline her vision for the group, which will likely resemble her ‘make ‘em squeal’ agenda.”
Ernst to head new Senate DOGE Caucus
“Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will take charge of a new Senate DOGE Caucus, which will work with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Musk and Ramaswamy. The DOGE group will be eyeing massive cuts to federal spending and the government workforce. The commission has been tasked with coordinating with and advising the White House and Office of Management and Budget.”
Joni Ernst will lead Senate partnership on Trump's new 'DOGE' initiative to cut spending.
“Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has declared herself the ‘top watchDOGE’ as she prepares to lead the Senate's partnership on President-elect Donald Trump's new pitch to slash federal spending. Ernst is founding the Senate DOGE Caucus and will join forces with billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a former GOP presidential hopeful, on a new initiative to identify and eliminate government waste. As the U.S. national debt has surpassed $36 trillion, Republicans are looking to use their total control over federal government come January to slash regulations and restructure federal agencies.”
“Ernst said the new Senate caucus is ready to provide oversight and ‘fight against the entrenched bureaucracy, trim the fat, and get Washington back to work for Americans.’”
“An Iowa lawmaker is set to lead a new group that’s aimed at cutting down government waste. Senator Joni Ernst will be leading the Senate Department of Government Efficiency. That group will be working closely with President-elect Trump, Elon Musk, and Vivek Ramaswamy. They say that they will be cutting wasteful programs, slash excess regulations, and restructure federal agencies. Senator Ernst says that she'll be releasing a plan next week to cut trillions of dollars out of Washington's budget. Yesterday, she did meet with Trump and Musk.”
Joni Ernst to lead Senate government efficiency caucus
“Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will lead the U.S. Senate’s ‘DOGE’ caucus, which will work with the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency formed by President-elect Donald Trump as he looks to slash government regulations and workforce.”
“Ernst has long advocated to cut government waste and bureaucracy during her time in the Senate. Ernst previously advocated for federal employees to come back to work in person, has criticized President Joe Biden’s administration for the cost of maintaining empty federal offices, and has sponsored legislation that would require enhanced reporting for government projects over $1 billion that are behind schedule.”
“Ernst has been a staunch critic of government waste and has periodically handed out ‘squeal awards’ when her investigations uncover government waste.”
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