The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) has made commendable progress in identifying areas of waste, fraud, and abuse throughout the federal government. However, the watchdog team’s success may be threatened by Republicans ‘ failure to pass legislation that would define these things and other wasteful spending.
House and Senate Republicans are currently negotiating to complete a budget peace package that includes President Trump’s legislative interests, such as tax breaks and solutions for border protection, amid the landscape of DOGE’s fraud-finding mission. As defined by Ballotpedia’s Briana Ryan,” Budget reconciliation is a term for the legislative process that bypasses the  ,]60-vote ] filibuster , to approve a package of legislation in Congress that changes spending, revenues, or the debt limit”.
While some Republicans have jumped straight to praise DOGE and show their support for its cause, some appear to be interested in actually putting an end to the useless investing that has plagued the federal government for years. Case in point: the Senate GOP’s latest “vote-a-rama”.
The upper room held votes on numerous amendments to the$ 40 billion healing costs in the early hours of Friday night. According to Breitbart News, the package — which included provisions aimed at” secur]ing ] the southern border, unleash]ing ] domestic energy production, ]and ] other priorities” — is one half of the Senate GOP’s” two-bill strategy” for reconciliation.
Trump just endorsed the “big wonderful costs” being negotiated in the House that includes the above interests and tax breaks.
Among the modifications proposed for the Senate’s peace deal was a determine introduced by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., that sought to minimize federal spending by$ 1.5 trillion. The Republican in Kentucky argued that” Americans will pay dearly for Congress’s inability to say no to the security and war state” and that” constant reckless spending routines will lead to confiscatory taxes levels, high inflation, rising interest charges, and a weak business.”
” ]I ] f we were fiscally conservative, why wouldn’t we take the savings from , Elon Musk and DOGE , and move it over here and help with the border”? Last year, Paul made a statement on the Senate ground. Why do we introduce a brand-new bill to increase spending by$ 340 billion?
What did most Senate Republicans do when they were given the chance to axe a small portion of the federal budget that has ballooned since Congress ‘ Covid saving binge? They sided with Democrats to defeat Paul’s amendment ( 76-24 ).
However, the situation on the House area remains cloudy.
The House Rules Committee presented its finances solution to the full floor for thought on Monday evening.
According to Fox News,” The bill aims to increase spending on border security, the judiciary and defense by roughly$ 300 billion, while seeking at least$ 1.5 trillion to$ 2 trillion in spending cuts elsewhere”. The proposed policy, the report noted, “also provides$ 4.5 trillion to expand President , Donald Trump ‘s , 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act measures, which expire at the end of this year”.
On the entire floor, there is uncertainty surrounding the measure, in part because some Republican members are concerned about whether the measure’s current form will adequately offset potential long-run deficits.
It’s unknown whether Republicans will eventually pass a compromise plan that includes significant spending cuts. However, the writing on the wall shouldn’t undermine voters ‘ confidence in their willingness to do so.
What the GOP has repeatedly demonstrated is a total disregard for the status quo in Washington. Some congressional Republicans were perfectly willing to add to the issue by supporting big spending bills that would have increased the nation’s growing nationwide debt, despite the Biden administration’s disastrous impact on American households.
There is no better option for Republicans to reduce bureaucracy and reduce wasteful spending than with Trump and Expand enjoying net-positive authorization from the American people. The opportunities for significant reductions are to numerous to be ignored, whether it’s repealing USAID and the Education Department or repealing Biden’s falsely named” Inflation Decline Act.”
Even though DOGE’s ongoing discoveries seem appealing, the work it is doing to uncover government abuse of taxpayer dollars will have no impact unless Republicans address the country’s spending issue seriously. Voters gave the GOP a mission, and it’s history time they fulfilled it.
Shawn Fleetwood is a University of Mary Washington student and a staff writer for The Federalist. He previously served as a condition content writer for Agreement of States Action and his work has been featured in various stores, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Following him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
