Musk confident DOGE will save $1 trillion
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President Trump considered $5,000 stimulus checks funded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) savings. DOGE savings are disputed, with claims ranging from $150 billion to $175 billion, and some cuts potentially leading to increased costs.
DOGE says regulatory changes will save $29.4 billion, but that does not amount to a reduction in government outlays, the initiative's ostensible target.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a nearly 60-page report from Michigan Senator Gary Peters (D- MI), the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, the 19 Inspectors General (IGs) President Trump fired earlier this year identified billions of dollars more in potential savings to taxpayers than DOGE.
Elon Musk's stay in Washington comes to an end, as he falls far short of his hope to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget.
A watchdog group finds that DOGE savings are likely impossible to track for the average American taxpayer, adding doubt to the ongoing debate over how effective the effort has been.
Elon Musk has hit out at Donald Trump ’s mega-spending bill for gutting clean energy tax credits, once again breaking ranks with MAGA Republicans as he ends his term as DOGE slasher-in-chief.
Elon Musk has left the White House with little fanfare after splitting with Trump on policy and failing to meet his DOGE savings goals.