President Donald Trump, when elected to his second term, created the Executive Branch office called the Department of Government Efficiency, told billionaire Elon Musk to start saving taxpayer money, and let the Tesla company owner and his hired staff loose.
Billions of dollars were cut from the federal spending plan, hundreds of thousands of federal jobs were cut.
But by the nature of the actions under executive order, a later president, leftist in his or her leanings, could reverse them.
So there’s a plan now to embed the changes in federal law, which also can be changed but is a much more laborious process.
A report at Just the News explains it is Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna who has introduced a bill to accomplish that goal.
It would codify actions by DOGE into federal law.
The bill is called, “Establishing and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency.’”
Luna confirmed, “For the first time in decades, we are seeing a successful effort to save valuable taxpayer dollars from the federal government’s rampant waste, fraud, and abuse. My legislation will ensure that Americans can continue to enjoy a more efficient government and less burdensome regulatory environment. The American people deserve no less.”
The department has estimated it has saved American taxpayers $160 billion since January.
An online report from TPM said there also is planned a rescission package that would allow money to be clawed back if it was approved by Congress but not spent.
Politico recently reported that DOGE, in 100 days, has reshaped Washington, reducing the federal workforce levels to that of the 1960s and more.
Politico reported, “Nearly a quarter of a million workers have or are expected to leave their federal jobs. That includes more than 112,000 federal workers who have opted into the deferred resignation program, according to a POLITICO analysis of previous reporting and conversations with administration officials. It also includes some 121,000 workers across agencies who have been fired, according to a CNN analysis.”
Further, DOGE has cut back or shut down 11 federal agencies and says it has terminated more than 8,500 contracts and 10,000 grants. “It has wiped out foreign aid and volunteerism in the U.S., slashed education spending and made sweeping changes to the way the government makes procurements, hires contractors and shares data,” the report said.