DOGE Caucus Founder Joni Ernst Announces Bills To 'Drain The Swamp' And Cut $2 Trillion In Spending

[@Alan-ik9lo]

No raises for Congress,until they reduce the deficeit

[@tonyrusso7302]

They just gave themselves a huge raise and the Republicans speaker of the house helped engineer the whole damn thing.

[@Wendyl7444]

@@tonyrusso7302i thought that bill got shot down.

[@michaelreyes9997]

Are you kidding me? 😳 No raises for Congress until they fix the deficit and homes become affordable for the average American

[@BudinVegas]

They deserve "no raise".

[@kungfuamerican]

That won’t do anything. The rats in Congress have no other skill than rhetoric. You think they’ll let go of their meal ticket that easy? No! Either they reduce spending or taxes, or they should get no pay.

[@chadillac365]

Outstanding!!! Could we investigate every member of the house and senate for insider trading and their spouses.

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

Oh yes please

[@toddmichael4271]

Their entire family tree needs investigated.

[@Caifanxx896]

I know of a couple of federal employees who go to work to sit in an office with zero personal human interaction. All they do is answer calls IF they feel like it. Approx 7 hours all they do is surf the web, and watch KZbin vids, as unbelievable as it may sound, one of the employees took a comforter to be able to take a nap whenever the sups were out of the office, which they were most of the time btw. These ppl get paid between 40 to 60 dollars per hour, depending on their seniority level. I know about this because I was a contractor at that federal building. I was allowed and able to move around. I was quiet and kept to myself, but I saw the waste of resources and the amount of money these ppl were receiving so they can watch KZbin, sleep, and do pilates amongst other stuff. So, yeah, the fat must be trim. Absolutely useless positions, we are paying those leeches to be comfortable and rude to the public whenever their "nap" is interrupted. This testimony is 💯 true. If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. So, if you think this statement is made up, I get it, I understand, but unfortunately it is true 😶

[@neciehyatt6958]

And slushfund list. How many of them used tax money, how much did they spend on scandals.

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

@neciehyatt6958 Some they'll use reelection funds to pay off. Those reelection war chests are a problem

[@richardcranium1]

Here's an idea, STOP GIVING MY MONEY AWAY!!

[@1001Balance]

Here is another idea: why don’t you finish school

[@MikeLangenfeldt]

You say my money. It's our money.

[@georgestone1485]

We ARE SPENDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON INTEREST RATE PAYMENTS JUST ON THE MONEY UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS BORROWED FROM CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES!!!

[@SleepyMagii]

Its actually the fed reserves, 3rd party dollar Our wealth was pillaged when they took all the gold and gave us "credit" Our constitution allows us to print our own backed by whatever, yet the "reps" insist on buying it 3rd party at interest 🤔 I wonder why 😃

[@debraspencer6438]

Dont pay taxes

[@connect2christ531]

It’s so refreshing to hear somebody serving in Washington DC telling the truth of the financial state of our nation! It’s time to get rid of the bureaucracy and get down to establishing good and right government that will stop destroying our nation!

[@toddbolger8864]

CLEAN HOUSE. 40% of government employees could be fired and nobody would notice a change.

[@jackfanning7952]

80% fired would be twice as beneficial.

[@Mrbluesky-t1b]

Government is nothing but a jobs program for leftists.

[@altha-rf1et]

@@jackfanning7952 with the other 20% has to come to the office. I can see a 4 day work week to cut cost will help as well.

[@oldguykeith9439]

Start at the top

[@jackfanning7952]

@@altha-rf1et Yes and yes.

[@JosephHenry-l5e]

As a government worker who goes to work 5 days a week AND all Federal Holidays, I hope they purge our ranks. There are way too many middle managers that sit behind a desk and surf meta day in day out.

[@jameswilson9019]

I agree. I worked for the IRS and couldn't believe how many managers they had. Ridiculous.

[@elizabethlarose3632]

Report this to DOGE

[@skeetercreek6455]

Same here, we have administrators making 100 to 200k a year getting 6 percent yearly raises. while they tell us they can't afford .30 cent raises for the peasants. There's about to be a peasants revolt lol

[@jnorris8649]

As a proletariat, and nowhere near an aristocrat, that works his ass off, claims 0/0 on the W-4 and still owes federal taxes at the end of the year, the government is nothing but a farce. I can’t even fathom actually retiring before death to enjoy all that have earned and am having to overpay for in more taxes on things that I’ve already “paid off”.

[@1912rider]

Have you reported this fraud, waste and abuse to your OIG? If not, you are part of the problem. Call these clowns out by name. Expose them and let the OIG investigate them.

[@USMC_Motor_Tuh]

No pay raises for those that don’t actually work. I’m talking to you Congress. I don’t get to vote for my own pay raises, but if I did I would have to prove to my employer that I’m deserving of it. Congress needs to take a huge pay cut until the country’s finances are in order.

[@LisaTice-y4w]

I agree

[@Nonsense62365]

Agreed 1000%!

[@sandracarroll6233]

Congress needs Drained.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

80% are there to suck up as much money they can and that's it. Also Power is a super drug.

[@wethepeople7227]

Go back to only getting paid for the day they show up for meetings and voting, that should clear out the government!

[@FayeCasey-v2p]

ANOTHER WELL WRITTEN SPEACH, TO AN EMPTY ROOM.

[@FranLittig]

Empty room: which is a large part of the problem, our employees (Senators, Congress members) are absent far too much.

[@tombache3426]

All actors, ren’t they?

[@annscott900]

Probably empty ….. All the more reason to FIRE 50% of them

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

Don't worry. They still make fat paychecks to not be there. They'll be just fine.

[@lynnelee4390]

Another b.s speech.

[@jaydubb3246]

There is not 1 good reason this country isn't in surplus every year. The billions wasted is obnoxious and someone needs to be held accountable.

[@sueregan2782]

The state of Florida passed laws requiring many of the things being suggested for the Federal government. Consequently, without state income tax, Florida operates in the green and was able to help victims of this year’s hurricanes from an established emergency fund.

[@roberthealey7238]

The ones responsible, I.e. congress and president, still won’t be held accountable.

[@srobeck77]

You could start with the free housing, free healthcare, and free college tuition the left is giving to illegal immigrants

[@ebythebeach]

Trade deficit, communist colleges, USA don't make shit anymore, I'm sure there are others

[@richardharding7767]

1984 "to consume the excess production so the people do not become too comfortable"

[@felixniederhauser7799]

Working presence must also apply for the FULL Congress. All Senators, and there staff must be present at all time when the Senat is in action. This also must go for the House. We the people have enough to see all these empty seats. Amen & Amen

[@arthurpendragon3000]

There is a reason they zoom in on the speakers. If they showed the entire chamber we would see it containing 10-20 instead of hundreds.

[@peterbuckley3877]

One of the legit reasons you see empty seats is because members are elsewhere in the building serving on committees and at hearings. Better organisation of the work schedule could help alleviate some of these absences. I’m sure there are quite a lot of members just sitting in their offices just ignoring their jobs and they are the one that need to be held to account.

[@TheRealDeadhorse]

So you want to see people in seats in Congress for speeches that are for the tv cameras rather than in their offices or attending congressional events because you think it looks good? What do think sitting in a seat listening to a speech accomplishes?

[@TheRealDeadhorse]

@@arthurpendragon3000. So what?

[@universed4]

@@TheRealDeadhorseduh… better if you wouldn’t have responded…

[@FAHRENHEIT-gj4ng]

We also need a DOGA Dept of Government Accountability. For fraud and finance crimes outside waste

[@ryanm4013]

That already exists! 😂

[@tracykey9227]

We already have that built into the congress.

[@travisbarnes6584]

People say we already have this well where are they and what are they doing I agree with you friend we need a citizen ran watchdog

[@keinlieb3818]

It would be corrupted just like the DOJ, FBI, NSA, CIA, etc

[@gus2600]

I hope Elon will be allowed to follow through on this !

[@omegaz3393]

Federal employees who don't want to come to work have no obligation to come to work. Just as the government has no obligation to pay said employees.

[@ursamahan-worlds5726]

Who ever said government employees don't want to come to work. They've been coming to work for decades! Y'all will believe ANYTHING! Y'ALL LETTING TO PEOPLE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN IN AMERICA FOR FOR 30 YEARS TELL AMERICANS HOW TO RUN OUR COUNTRY? TALK ABOUT OUR WORKERS! Y'ALL AREN'T REAL AMERICANS!

[@sdwags]

How about cutting out the thousands of Senate/House staffers doing these legislators work so they can showboat on TV...save us $1.5B a year in salaries instantly! Do your own work that we elect you to do. Also, 6 years total for your term(s)....that's one term for a senator, 3 terms for representatives. Then you're out, back to working for your pay instead of living off taxpayers your whole life.

[@jayclayton6039]

Great idea.

[@danielgant2214]

Yes, great idea, but since it would take an act of congress, and they will never vote to limit their terms, don’t hold your breath. Unfortunately.

[@elenorsnow8970]

AND NO MASSIVE "retirements"! If you serve six years, you can have SIX years of a (very) diminished "retirement" and then you're on your own! Maybe start payin' for your OWN "medical insurance"!

[@ericnewman254]

Hmmm I wonder why the things you mentioned never came across her lips… oh because it would directly affect her…

[@docbohemian1328]

​@@elenorsnow8970and "pension multipliers." Get rid of those.

[@mrsw2923]

The thing is that taxes wouldn’t be such a problem if WE actually benefited from it. Not Ukraine. Not crooked politicians. Not climate alarmists.

[@777mantikor]

You are exceedingly ignorant if you think that the US contributions to Ukraine do not benefit the US. Educate yourself and avoid the embarrassment.

[@73NF14Ret]

@@777mantikorOk, tell us how helping Ukraine kill Russians helps the American people. Russia never would have invaded if they hadn’t been provoked by NATO, etc. You need to listen to RFK jr before you spout off an empty statement. All these wars do nothing but line the pockets of the Deep State members.

[@codysearle366]

Educate us then, faceless KZbin profile. How will we get those dollars back? Is there a hundred year payment Ukraine will pay us once the fighting is done? I'll sit here and wait for your brilliant explanation, I'm making popcorn now.

[@pugdaddi]

@@codysearle366 you need to look this stuff up you’re not gonna believe anyone who tells you otherwise look it up for yourself and not FOX. Many of us spend a significant amount of time to keep ourselves educated, and still we are victims of your ignorance.

[@larrywilliams8063]

@@pugdaddi Why don't you point him in the right direction instead of slinging childish insults? If spending over $800B on one country is so beneficial, then you should have a laundry list of perks Americans will receive. I googled "what does america gain from helping ukraine" and it was nonsensical answer about theater security with NATO. So NATO encroaches on Russia, Russia fights back, the US spends billions, and in the end NATO is probably the only winner.

[@thatsright4046]

I was working in Los Alamos Years back. One of the workers there asked if I and my co-worker if we wanted a leatherman tool, and we said sure. He said we have to spend our budget before the end of the year. Or we won't get the same budget next year. This is happening in every city and state. Can you imagine the wast.

[@patsing7569]

that is absolutely the mindset of every govt-funded entity. Have heard this many times.

[@gamble-y9r]

Yes been in them meeting spin it or lose it.

[@NotJustNinjas]

This is so fundamental. Same story from people at big defense contractors. They are great jobs if you can get them. But the amount of money that is tied up that way is astounding.

[@Tsiri09]

"use it or lose it" needs to end.

[@tlwhite0311]

I worked at Los Alamos 3 years ago and heard people say this exact thing.

[@phyllisharrell174]

WHY are the taxpayers paying for unelected bureaucrats that DO NOT WORK and are NOT monitored year after year. As a citizen in my 70s, you GET NO HELP or assistance from any agency!! Also, the Unemployment system is a Ponce Sceam. Where does ALL that money go when people retire after paying into the system for years??

[@Phillip-h5y]

Pink slip time. No show, no job. Simple as that

[@roxananappier2765]

​@sincerelyspecial3386 they can eliminate positions and rename them to re-hire people. Corporate America does that every time they hire a new CEO or they want to cut personal to re-hire lower wages. It's done all the time. You can't sue it the position is eliminated.

[@rl8571]

There is nothing anyone is doing that anyone else that is nearer can’t do. At the end of the day if all you can get is hammer to put in screw, that screw will still go in.

[@dennisg4053]

@@sincerelyspecial3386

[@KevinDick-h6f]

Ronald Reagan did that to the air traffic controllers in 1981.

[@rodneycrow5729]

@@sincerelyspecial3386it doesn’t matter. Guess they will move and show up with bells and whistles!!

[@williamselesky4371]

If they don't show up, then fire them.

[@bryanirvine6169]

Teleworkers DO show up for work. They just do so from their HOME office. Just because they are at home does not mean they aren't "working."

[@TheoriginalMobileApp]

@@bryanirvine6169 nice try lefty. Yes, Teleworkers are a legit part of the workforce. However, you’re deliberately conflating the entire category of teleworkers with government workers, whom this speech was about. Government workers get paid very well for their jobs, therefore they should show up. If government workers want to be teleworkers, their pay should be reduced accordingly. There, now you have it straight.

[@aliceowens300]

Ha ha. And they were allowed to make their own rules!

[@aliceowens300]

I like this lady she has common sense.

[@chrisloesch1870]

@@TheoriginalMobileApp hahaha exactly. I love it how these leftists try and cherry pick and associate teleworkers to government workers....pleaseeee. I know government workers from 20 or 30 years ago, and believe me they were far from perfect back pre 2000's but at least they showed up and did SOMETHING productive sometimes. This new batch under successive democrats Obama, Biden, and Rhinos like the Bush clan, are nothing but dead beat grifters.

[@ponderrosie4975]

I believe CONGRESSIONAL PAY RAISES need to go through BALLOT REFERERENDUMs. IF they are doing a good job maybe they can get a raise. But they should not be allowed to grant themselves a RAISE or MORE BENEFITS or SPECIAL LEGAL EXCEPTIONS.

[@susanschneider-baker49]

The individual States elected their Representatives & Senators, the States should pay them and their fringe Benefits of multiple offices, staff and expenses.

[@lukesmith3283]

@@susanschneider-baker49that’s actually a great idea. The state citizens pay for it.

[@ArcanusLibero]

Why should they be paid with their insider trading expertise.

[@SmartCreeper]

It should raise and lower by the same percentage as their state annual GDP changes. GDP raise everyone is a bit richer; GDP lowers everyone is poorer including politicians. Also no insider trading since that is where they make the most money.

[@jordanwhite5470]

It would be lovely to just give myself a raise whenever I wanted.

[@Bearfacts01]

My wife is a 40-year veteran of federal service. She just got off work Saturday night trying to place people in nursing homes from the L. A. fires. Both she and I work for the federal government. I retired. The federal government does NOTHING to help with these issues. The federal government hangs the employees out to dry! They refuse to give the tools needed. Even after many complaints.

[@dennisstephens4722]

@Bearfacts01 ,,, Thank you and your wife for doing the right day,, It's absolutely predictable that they would treat their employees like they do, because they treat The People the same way,,

[@stevenhusmann8485]

Betcha still get a nice check and bene doncha?

[@briannall6232]

​@@stevenhusmann8485 If they do!? Don't you think they deserve it ? I couldn't do the job, could you ?

[@margarnermg]

​@@stevenhusmann8485 Jealousy is ugly, my friend. It makes you say ugly nasty things to innocent people whom you know nothing about. Perhaps you're being snarky with the wrong people. By the sounds of it, these people are still working in their retirement for the federal government doing what the federal government won't. So what if they do get paid a good retirement?! Sounds like they're still working for it. Be kind, not snarky. We're trying to unite and heal not divide further.❤🇺🇸

[@patmiller1605]

Absolutely

[@ginatheroux1378]

Those who don't come into work? BE GONE

[@BruceCragun]

The people have spoken! Please follow through with this, the American people need it, and demand it.

[@patpozzuto4809]

No one should have terms longer than POTUS!

[@joedoe6444]

1) 4 terms in the house 2) 2 terms in the senate 3) pay is based off the average national income as reported by the IRS 4) all campaign financial donations can only come from people that live full time in the voting district for each candidate. no unions, no corporations, and no PACs. 5) no government retirement for any government workers, they need to be on SS just like the rest of "the people" are forced to be on and pay into. 6) cut the federal workforce by 10% per year until it stops being able to function, then freeze it there. 7) cut all federal pay to the national average income.

[@MNJ90]

I say terms for senate 30y house 20y

[@patpozzuto4809]

@joedoe6444 Can't argue with that

[@patpozzuto4809]

@MNJ90 If anyone should have longer terms it should be the congressman, they make the laws... No bartenders allowed!

[@truthcentral4884]

Just like they gave us a raise for social security. I believe it was $10. I don't want to hear about all these books. There's no hero yet we're waiting for our hero if it even happens

[@algonzalez7192]

First stop paying the 49.000 ghost employees.

[@ThomasLeonard454]

ABOUT TIME! DECADES past due. Thank You to all that are on this platform.

[@jhaedtler]

I sure did NOT see this on the news! Thank you Senator!

[@RestoreJustice675]

Nor will it ever be seen on main stream media.

[@bluebandites]

nothing on fox news too fox is just the same as the others

[@kevinpritchard3592]

Term Limits and no raises until they get the budget under control and no deficit.

[@LelandJohnson-cw5sq]

Finally God bless

[@darrellsavoy8417]

How about this. No person and or immediate family can buy any stock at all as long as they are employed by the government

[@t3hpwninat0r]

And they must not be allowed to work for any company in a business sector related to their government job when they resign.

[@JJ-nu8qi]

Ok, they will buy Real-estate. Real estate about to get really expensive and stock are about to hit the floor.

[@LisaMedeiros-tr2lz]

There is already a deficit in salary working a same job as a civil servant compared to what you earn in private industry. There are already laws forbidding investments that are a conflict of interest. There are already laws regulating future employment with private industry you have a hand in while being a government civil servant. You may want to educate yourself. Perhaps you are referring to Congress. Well, they exempted themselves from these laws everyone else has to abide by.

[@ezlomacks6533]

Real-estate shouldn't be a business like it is anyway you need 1 home and could use a vacation home. Everything else is renatals and hotels.​@@JJ-nu8qi

[@JJ-nu8qi]

@@LisaMedeiros-tr2lz They don't know the difference. They think every federal employee must have inside knowledge. Most are just regular people working mundane jobs.

[@grumpyoldgeezer7932]

Don't need to raise debit limit IF congress limits the government spending to less than they take in....SIMPLE!

[@aaronjjacques]

Not necessarily take for example trump cutting the obama care tax ( making it optional) . If you didn't get insurance you got hit with a tax penalty and got automatically enrolled in Medicare. That created 20 billion in free money in year 1 but created a net liability of 284 billion over the next 34 years. Long term it was worth having short term deficit to save money long term

[@juliemarshall4136]

Biden has left Trump with such a deficit of money and an increase in just interest payments and loans that he has to raise the debt ceiling now to just pay our bills.

[@GoldenAgeDave]

Exactly! DO NOT RAISE DEBT LIMIT PERIOD! Do your job. There is “ALWAYS” a reason to raise it! No more!! This is the only thing I question Trump on. If he is truly going to cut then no reason to raise it!

[@GoldenAgeDave]

Exactly! DO NOT RAISE DEBT LIMIT PERIOD! Do your job. There is “ALWAYS” a reason to raise it! No more!! This is the only thing I question Trump on. If he is truly going to cut then no reason to raise it!

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

The vast majority of Americans will happily stand firmly behind Ms Ernst's efforts to reduce government waste.

[@AB-ez4rm]

I agree. But the argument then comes up what kind is wasteful?

[@Karmon6347]

Only problem is she is all talk and no action.

Ernst is a total grifter. She doesn't belong along anywhere near DOGE trying to jump in front of the parade solving the crisis she helped to create.

[@aprilsunflower7440]

Im from Iowa and if we got a decent person to run against her I would vote against her.

[@J560iH]

If the "waste" truly were to be done away with...SHE wouldn't be there!

[@richardalcantar6250]

Thank-you for telling the truth, God bless you and family

[@davidbrewer1846]

I have to show up for work, why don't they....Fire them if they don't ....

[@Ap_twsh]

Well you keep voting bigger government

[@user-sz6fk3pt3m]

Amen!! 💯

[@quidproquo3933]

Its most.y politicians friends and friends of friends with all the jobs , and cousins and such .. no show jobs and nice paychecks . Been goin on for decades n decades .

[@johnreed2278]

we also do not get to vote on our salaries EVERY 6 MONTHS OR SO

[@RandomStuff-3AM]

Correct

[@R.R.in-Cali]

Thank you for doing what you were doing. We the American people are behind you

[@MrWrath777]

Very Well Spoken - and we are looking forward to the ACTION

[@alanhuber-u7b]

That’s like any company nepotism and cronyism killed the dream

[@TouRoko]

This is needed in Canada

[@lmmartin959]

I have a feeling she's talking to an empty room.

[@diminudivadollhaus2097]

You can hear the echoes in the room.

[@iand654456]

This is normal because this is a committee meeting not a congressional vote.

[@smr144]

They are all teleworking.

[@jacekjagiello3082]

@@diminudivadollhaus2097 not showing up for work? Strange.

[@brasshouse-fireball]

Brother, it could be standing room only in there and she would still be talking to an empty room.

[@johniephillips9267]

Biggest oversight our founding fathers had was not applying term limits to Congress.

[@moniquebaskett338]

They gave us the tools to do it.

[@docbohemian1328]

The antifederalists insisted on it, but lost. They knew. In fact, every fear they had has come to fruition.

[@projectsspecial9224]

Yes, but they won't vote themselves out of the job 😅

[@ticktock2383]

The founders gave term limits. It's called voting. They never accounted for greed, graft and corruption because the founders were honest.

[@fluxcapacitor9867]

& lobbists

[@Aleoop57]

Wow, I think I’m in love. I’ll be watching you🙏 I worked for the Tampa VA hospital and when Covid hit and they allowed everyone to go home and work from their house there was no one in HR to be found and I emailed and emailed them to get some things straightened out that needed to be fixed, but all I got was the runaround so I’m glad to see that someone is going to finally fix this problem of paying people for doing nothing but sitting at home in their PJs. Give them hell Senator

[@Coast3g]

Amen Sister! Thank you for finally doing something about this!

[@persistentintensity]

I worked in IT in a Civil Service engineering organization in the early '90s. Out of 10 of us, only a couple of us actually worked at least our 8 hours every day. Most didn't really produce 8 hours of work in any given 40-hour week. Roll On DOGE!!!

[@allon33]

This is a Republic!

[@TonyNeto-u1h]

“Banana Republic “ if nothing gets done! Soon going to be a 3rd world Country, if nothing gets put in order!!

[@chrch3218]

Why???!!!! Would!!?!? They?!!!! Get a raise when our country is suffering this is absurd this government is so corrupt

[@Helena_Mendoza]

She's actually doing her job, respect. It's unfortunate there's no one in the room 😭

[@dawnk3610]

She hasn’t done anything yet. Right now it’s all talk and no action. Have to wait to see if the bill actually gets approved. If it does, then you can say she’s doing her job.

[@Hammersmith954]

Well it is Now public record. On KZbin and everywhere else as a Public Notice.... Don't care if no one is sitting in the background.. they are in there states of office.....

[@vashmatrix5769]

She's an oath breaker who has worked behind the scenes with the other party to write 2A violations into those huge must pass bills that are too long to read.

[@SucculentChineseMeal66]

She's a RINO

[@Donna-cc1kt]

But we are here and that’s a huge population. Besides they may be listening in their private clubs.

[@micdrop-jh3pf]

I used to work for the government. Cut from the top, not the bottom. The people in the field are doing work, the ones in Washington, D.C. not so much unless to report to Congress. Cut the middle and trim the top, Keep the workers.

[@charlesburkhart800]

Nope, cuts across the board. The gravy train is over.

[@Eyeinthesky1128]

Its just talk folks

[@jonathanlogsdon6760]

Exactly

[@jamesgilliam5278]

There's way too many workers who consider themselves elites. In departments that we really shouldn't be funding.

[@AW-yv9sq]

Yup we are told to do so many stupid things but it’s top down. They don’t ask opinions or get information before a decision. It’s hilarious to be told how to do something by an ivory tower that has zero clue

[@WilhelmKarsten]

*God bless you for your courage in standing up to government corruption and waste.*

[@charlotteoshea2312]

You go Lady. Thank you

[@onesojourner-q8z]

A government that works for the people! Not a people who work for the government!

[@Teresa.Says.It.Here.2]

If any of what she says is true about the collective bargaining to let them stay til 2029? THAT needs to be stopped immediately.

[@whitway12]

It’s true, yet another vindictive parting gift from Biden/Harris, proving yet again how little they cared, if ever, about the American people.

[@susanlbk]

If that was an executive order from BribeEm Joe, wouldn't Trump be able to reverse it?

[@michaelkendall662]

no occupation that serves the US taxpayer directly should be allowed to unionize....conflict of interest....the taxpayers have no advocate in the negotiations

[@gamble-y9r]

It well be void soon

[@mrnibiru5925]

@@gamble-y9runfortunately, your 0range god emperor lacks the stones to touch AFGE like a great union busting president Regan had. He will just do what president musk tells him o.

[@bp7242]

One cut should be $ 40,000. Furniture allowance for congress! Employees of taxpayer should not be unionized.

[@jannicegreenway1666]

Ask all those employees working from home to give a REPORT CARD of what they have accomplished during this period of time they have been working at home. They MUST PROVE THESE THINGS. THEN FIRE THEM IF THEIR WORK WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.❤

[@thegrayplace]

I wish I had a $70,000 a year job with insane bennifits and not have to work for it. That would be swell.

[@JJ-nu8qi]

You should apply if it's so great.

[@thegrayplace]

@JJ-nu8qi Those jobs are not going to exist anymore. Aren't you paying attention?

[@JJ-nu8qi]

@thegrayplace Haha, keep telling yourself that. This comment will still be here in 4 years. Check back with me then.

[@nerdlynomad]

Me too!! Where is it? Oh, are you talking about Congress not federal employees, my bad.

[@thegrayplace]

@@JJ-nu8qi ok. See you then. I love going back to my last four years of posts when I'm telling everyone Trump was going to win again. Big fun.

[@swansong419]

Every spending bill should have public scrutiny before being voted on ! Wouldnt that be a an eye opener !!

[@MsValiG]

what, do you think we live in some kind of democracy or the government using our tax money for our benefit?

[@FreeSpeech-z6j]

lol, that's what the people vote for the POTUS elect mandate not a the unelected swamp creatures

[@glennpearson9348]

LOL! As if the "public" would bother to spend the time to read and comprehend the thousands of pages in each spending bill. Nice theory. Would never work in practice.

[@moniquebaskett338]

@@glennpearson9348This election proved that people are payment attention.

[@brunoramos9747]

Everybody once again should be supporting this😊

[@rootintootinroodypoo]

Why

[@romans003]

@@rootintootinroodypooare you serious wow, your with wrong with America

[@rootintootinroodypoo]

@@romans003 why?

[@nunya3797]

RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE TOTAL INSANITY !

[@jcpalmer6051]

If Gov employees don't want to come in to work than defund their position!

[@BudinVegas]

Send them packing.

[@stever1791]

I think they CAN"T DEFUND 1 Department within a Department . They have to get rid of the entire Agency ( But i could be wrong ) Can't get rid of individuals - But i wish they could

[@559F13Pupp3t]

Facts ! If they don’t wanna work they can hire Americans that actually want to work ! Send those public servants to pick the fruit in the fields . That simple !

[@Richard-ox3vw]

@@stever1791 then they ALL go!

[@michah321]

Great, let your taxes pay for the buildings, the water, the heat and AC needed to maintain people 9 hours a day. You can check if people are doing their work by checking if their work is done! Why are you wasting money to take care of employees' physical needs unnecessarily? Do you know how much my water, electric and heat bill went up when I worked from home? ALOT. But now my employer pays that bill for me since I'm in the office and my needs are taken care of there.

[@lenej-kj6zy]

I have some ideas...You start by only having 1 subject at a time in the bills and then require it is written in plain English so regular people can understand the rationale and objectives. Then require bills are read, understood and passed the Constitutional requirements are met. NO ONE should be voting on bills that they have no idea what's in them fully and completely.

[@rashakor]

I like your idea that the full reading aloud on the floor of the bill should be mandatory before the vote commences.

[@denisecook1744]

And no secret voting!

[@cari3157]

ABSOLUTELY!!! A child could tell you this!

[@cari3157]

All elected officials must be subject to the same laws as the rest of the American people! And no lifetime salaries after their term is done!!

[@Jquintan3]

IRS Employees Owing TENS of Millions of Dollars? DESPICABLE!

[@chickchoc]

Are their wages garnished for amount PLUS penalties PLUS interest as are the rest of us?

[@isagsd5502]

She said audit the IRS for government employees (in all agencies) that owe federal income tax. IRS is the only government agency that has this data. She should have been clearer in her statement.

[@msflo2024]

How did this happen

[@cmo8182]

The IRS is stealing our tax dollars they need to be abolished

[@JaybeeJkr]

Very few IRS employees owe taxes - they get disciplined or at least written up if they need to even request payments on their federal tax. 35 year ex-employee here that was forced out due to refusing the vacks so I have no reason to lie on their behalf... However, I do know of the thousands of federal tax dollars owed by employees of other agencies but the majority is owed by elected officials... The returns of IRS employees are audited every year - we couldn't get away with any mistakes on our federal or state taxes.

[@johnfrancis8584]

Way to go, Joni You’ve got my vote This is exactly what I wanted to hear

[@ritaschaefer5773]

Gee I wish you worked for Illinois gov😂

[@909jpgr]

Don't chicken out. It has to be done!

[@malikasamael]

This is great work! Congratulations and thank you to the DOGE Caucus ❤

[@kennymichaud5366]

Get rid of all the BS with the health insurance companies and big pharmaceutical corporations

[@FactFinderJesusizLord]

Why is it that medical insurance costs more than a house payment! 😡 Don’t tell me I am required to buy health insurance. It’s a scam! Why do we pay taxes if our government can just print more money? And if our government can just print more money, then why is it borrowing money from other countries and then giving away Billions and Billions in foreign aid to other countries??? Scam!

[@unknown_skkills]

Abolish property tax!!!!

[@nickbishop1906]

Bring it on DOGE, I can't wait to see what you guys do!!!!!

[@nickdunn7362]

Thank you for your journalism Forbes! So good to see common sense in government!

[@theJohnpHarris]

Sen. Ernst is AMAZING! I LOVE HER MESSAGE AND THE HARD WORK SHE'S DOING TO BRING EVERYTHING TO THE SURFACE. THANK YOU SENATOR ERNST! ❤

[@johnmanto1945]

I love the picture of the dog😊

[@Pleb1776]

NO WORK NO PAY IT DONT WORK THAT WAY 💪🏻🦅🇺🇸

[@philhiller-mn1gw]

😂😊

[@sincerelyspecial3386]

Every second is monitored. Lazy asses go to an office to play pn computers, cell phones and chat

[@michah321]

@@sincerelyspecial3386 You do realize you can check if people's work is done remotely, right? The computer?? Ring a bell?

[@toupiebear]

@@michah321yeah I know someone who works for the IRS and they keep a timer on their phone to go off to run back to their computer and move the mouse around a few times. They laugh and joke about how they only really work a couple of hours a day……so NO their work isn’t monitored by their computer.

[@michah321]

@toupiebear and they complete their work. You think paying someone 70k a year to stand over them like kindergartens gets more done? It doesn't. Have you worked in an office? If people do are not on task it doesn't matter where they are. Set the standards. If people meet their goals they earned their salary. It doesn't matter how long it takes. They're paid for an amount of work, not the number of hours. You're not getting more work out of people if you honestly think that's a thing. Forcing them to plod along for 8 hours, they'll just work slower. It happens all the time. Save the money on the building. 15 billion a year for control freaks to think they're doing something

[@Brad-gk9jd]

TERM LIMITS - YES!

[@Brad-gk9jd]

Thank you, Senator Ernst - great PLAN!

[@JaneBarton-el9qj]

Term limits please 🙏

[@rollerbob1]

I think we should go back to tariffs and sales tax and no more income tax nationwide!!! this is absolutely ridiculous.

[@davidmontroy3408]

At the very least, make ALL veterans exempt from income taxes. For the historically 3% of the population that serves, not taxing their income isn't going to dent the federal budget, but what a difference it would make in the lives of those that offered themselves in service of our country.

[@FactFinderJesusizLord]

Tariffs only sounds better to me

[@Chaar24]

You GO ! girl !

[@Dudley2021]

Praying that this issue can be fixed.

[@MTknitter22]

It can be - it takes political will and COURAGE. The federal employment system nationwide is bloated and ineffective.

[@misterb1492]

Cutting spending is now the popular bandwagon. I'm 64 and for as long as I can remember, cutting spending, remember "no new taxes", has been nothing more than a sales pitch.

[@msigg2656]

Agreed. They always say it, but more taxes show it different ways and places. When jobs gets cut it is usually the "essential workers" and other said "essential workers" have to work d outlets time to keep up. The true succubus just do a bit of chair hopping, but rarely gets sent because they have the time socialize

[@mollyr.8224]

Has anyone else ever noticed how politicians love to hear themselves talk but say essentially nothing…. More importantly they do nothing. I for 1 American am sick of this nonsense. Get behind MAGA AGENDA!

[@mikeyoung260]

Lol u really think maga is different 😂 trump is going to add to the nation debt and probably crash the economy. Trump will blame something or someone and the maga base will eat that crap like candy

[@Jim-br1yy]

Amen !

[@robedmund9948]

DOGE will fix much of this. Release the ELON!!

[@blackseabrew]

I wish I was as confident as you. Trust me the swamp will dig in it's heals to protect their self-appointed dominion and jobs. And then there will be the bleeding-heart pols that can't handle the personal stories relayed to them directly by the non-deserving while the tax payers are many many miles away.

[@shawnclawson890]

Im terrified they will still try to arrest or kill trump and his crew on inauguration day, especially since biden doj justvwent to veteran affairs to hire special security forces, for the 20th james okeefe just did a story on this

[@PorterPickUp]

Elon Musk, the guy who wants to replace American workers with indentured servants just to continue suppressing American wages

[@robedmund9948]

@PorterPickUp The average salary at Tesla for new hires in 2023 was $149k. Now THAT'S suppression!

[@sincerelyspecial3386]

They will not fire 100,000s of workers overnight and kill tge economy to higher bone heads that live near an office. Stop paying $10,000 a screw in defense contracts.

[@wp4934]

Think Federalism!! 80% or more of the money sent to Dc does not have to be there as it was meant to be spent at the state level, based upn the needs that each state decides they need!! That should be the goal, to return every dime back to state control, if needed, not mandated by the swamp!!!1

[@jshepard152]

Spot on. The worst state in the nation spends its money better than the federal government. Vermont isn't Mississippi. When you spend dollars from thousands of miles away, you mostly waste that money.

[@richardparks9394]

😊

[@malupuakea7084]

Sure does explain why our Beautiful Country is currently being run into the ground‼️ TYSM Senator Ernst❣️ This American Citizen, daughter of a LEGAL immigrant & a true Patriot, GREATLY appreciates & applauds you❣️🇺🇸❤️🤍💙MAGA

[@tonystewart7624]

Get it girl! 💪🏼

[@JOJOMO443]

Voice of reason. So refreshing

[@lynnroberts76]

So slow and deliberate. So boring…

[@reneevoydatch3713]

Sometimes you have to talk slow, so people hear🧐

[@lynnroberts76]

@@reneevoydatch3713 You're right, but it seems so condescending, or something... Can't wait for the first "wins" of DOGE, to see how hard they make it.

[@jimc.goodfellas]

"it costs 11 cents to make a nickel" What an absurd government

[@vobden]

Been this way since the mistakes started in the 1920s. Women run world, what'd we really expect?

[@blacklotus654]

Politicians should be #1 on the list as most do not woerk for us & we the people are the Fed Govt.

[@bruceadams5436]

Too many in DC have gotten away with too much for too long! Justice and accountability, please!!

[@Anna-kk7ui]

Ok so how much work does the politicians actually do?!

[@t3hpwninat0r]

Something like 10 minutes a week.

[@deathnsd6953]

TERM LIMITS!

[@bruceinsley3247]

If they wanna stay home, stop paying them

[@1001Balance]

They didn’t want to stay home, they closed the office and instructed them to telework. The alternative would be multiple car crashes and workers stuck in their cars for hours where they cannot do any work. Maybe being less populistic can help.

[@chickchoc]

Apply this to Congress, too. If they don't show up to chambers, they don't get paid and get fired. Lots of new elections until we get real workers not drones.

[@davidmontroy3408]

To quote the movie Office Space, "we fixed the glitch".

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

@@1001Balance Moving many offices to various states would eliminate being stuck in cars for hours. I have driven in DC and know traffic can be bad, but I've never been stuck in my car for hours. On the other hand, where I live in NC, I've never been stuck in my car more than a few minutes waiting for a train to pass or waiting a minute to get past a road work site.

[@1001Balance]

@@bite-sizedshorts9635 its not the traffic, its the ice and snow in this particular case. Everyone has their opinion, some are must at permanent sale.

[@unknown_skkills]

Reimbursement for property tax fraud for home owners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charliegodinez9655]

The $100k+ in “overtime” for government workers has got to stop.

[@chickchoc]

No overtime for salaried workers, only hourly up to a set limit.

[@rfbos]

Restrict any and all politicians from the stock markets, as they have specific knowledge on what companies are merging, proposed congressional ties, etc. A good example is Pelosi. How did she outsmart investors 97% of the time? Insider trading, that's how.

[@randychristian7642]

time to lay off the 94% of federal employees staying at home

[@unknown_skkills]

Why not help citizens save hundreds by not worrying about property tax fraud n insurance fraud?

[@davidbanner425]

How about they start with foreign aid! That will pretty much fix things immediately!⏳🙏🏽

[@bridiesmith5110]

No turning up to the office, no job. Very simple. If the staff don’t want to work, resign.

[@srobeck77]

Cool badass "hot take", but in either the public or in the private sector, there's value and productivity benefits to teleworking. Every workplace needs metrics and those dont matter if in the office or at home to fulfill.

[@bridiesmith5110]

@ public service sector workers have no right to demand to work from home. There job is to serve the public and not pick and choose when they want to go into the office. If they don’t like it, find a job that they do like or work from home at your own business. Not many people have homes that they can dedicate to have an office which no one else can access. Some people I know who have worked from home because there job is stand alone, have realised, they have missed out on promotion opportunity’s because they are out of sight and although did their jobs, were not included in the ‘office chatter’.

[@srobeck77]

@@bridiesmith5110 and you also "have no right" to set terms of their employment. So I guess your whole logic is out the window, since telework is currently allowed for some positions.

[@bridiesmith5110]

@ agreed, but if you apply for a job that requires you to be in the office then you have no right to expect to work from home. Telemarketing working from home is appealing as there are no standards set. Dealing with those working from home have limited access to systems and no access to banking data. We found this out recently when trying to change a method of payment. It was such a nuisance we cancelled our contract. What was being asked was an easy process but due to home working no longer is. Just my experience and I know not an unusual one. Work ethic has now gone.

[@darylSKYTZOwillis]

It’s about time the government be held accountable for their actions and spending, instead of making citizens be responsible for every penny in order to pay for government waste.

[@bobbymac3696]

How about getting rid of lobbying.

[@rickhughett6713]

Senator Joni, glad to see you are getting on board instead of riding the fence. You are suppose to be conservative so we will watch you as you oversee DOGE.

[@mfaulkner7079]

Watch her closely...this leopard will not change its spots.

[@michaelsheridan1247]

Approve all Trump’s cabinet nominees, Joni. Do not test we the MAGA base; you’ll be primaried so fast your head will spin.

[@JJ-nu8qi]

Good luck

[@fishlessfisherman]

I hope she gets primaried. Because she went against everything she campaigned on. I’m never voting for her again!!

[@mfaulkner7079]

​@fishlessfisherman finally ...the truthful comment...Ernst has always been part of the problem!

[@JackSmith-xy6nn]

@fishlessfisherman Trump has gone back on all of his promises, and he hasn't taken office yet. Musk has already taken back his promise of reducing $2 trillion in government spending.

[@calvinhobbes6118]

She already needs to be primaried. She is a McConnell acolyte, the WORST kind of RINO.

[@sarahmccomisky4330]

I am cool with making employees come back to work in their offices. But congerss needs to show example.

[@stewiesaidthat]

They are representatives so they need to make themselves available to their constituents to hear their concerns. When congress is not in session, they need to be back home doing town hall meetings.

[@endlesssummer162]

Rules for thee; not for me!

[@srobeck77]

So you'll "feel" better when they're in the office doing nothing instead of at home, huh? That doesnt cut it for my tax dollar. I dont care if they're at home (go ahead and reduce hwy traffic), but if you do your job and fulfill whatever metric your job requires from at home, why do I care where its done at?

[@pariah-s7x]

Don't I love hearing intelligent people saying these things, that I believe are more important to the American people than most other things.

[@m.castillo4103]

I think they shouldn't sell the vacant and underused properties but set them up for the veterans and the American homeless and the disabled and get them fully funded and maintained.