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Speaker 0 introduces a campaign to cut government waste, specifying that deficit reduction requires cutting billions from valued programs, but eliminating pointless waste should be easy. Speaker 1 claims there has been a tremendous amount of waste and fraud in the government during the Biden administration, estimating federal government fraud at half a trillion dollars. The goal is to reduce this figure, saving taxpayer money by stopping spending on things that very few taxpayers would agree makes sense, such as transgender animal surgeries. Speaker 1 also questions why twenty million people who are definitely dead are mocked as alive in the Social Security database.

We're going to run the federal government like a business: money in, money out. We'll focus spending on what advances America's interests. That's our goal. Anything else is fear-mongering by the left, who lack a real message and are, frankly, deranged.

We're committed to running the federal government like a business. Our focus is on efficient spending—money in, money out—prioritizing what truly advances America's interests. Anything else is just fear-mongering from the left, a tactic used because they lack a real message. Their claims are unfounded.

The speaker discusses the impact of the budget increase under President Biden, highlighting the disproportionate spending per American compared to income. They mention rising inflation rates, decreased median household income, and job losses, emphasizing concerns about the growing debt exceeding GDP. The speaker questions the sustainability of these economic policies and expresses worry about the direction of the economy.

The speaker discusses the impact of the budget increase under President Biden, highlighting the disparity between spending and income for Americans. They mention rising inflation rates, job losses, and increasing debt relative to GDP. The speaker questions the sustainability of the current economic direction, emphasizing concerns about high taxes, job losses, and growing debt levels.

The speaker refutes Elon Musk's claim that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, asserting it's a social commitment to citizens and residents. They state that entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are being discussed in Washington as areas to address due to their significant budget impact. The speaker is allocating $53,000,000 statewide to address related needs. They are also focused on tax cuts, including an inflation rebate to give families $500 and individuals $300 back, and are actively working towards this in Albany.

I argued for freezing federal spending, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans' funds. I tried this approach multiple times, but it's challenging to address these sacred cows without protecting some more than others. I'm unsure how we can navigate this path.

In recent months, our administration has delivered for New Yorkers with increased jobs and decreased crime. However, we face fiscal challenges due to the asylum seeker crisis and the ending of COVID-19 stimulus funding. Without timely action from state and federal partners, tough choices will need to be made. We have already reduced city-funded spending by 5% and balanced the budget without disrupting services or raising taxes. But we still have a $7 billion budget gap and may need to make further cuts. We need to unite as a city and ask Albany and Washington DC for support. Despite the challenges, we will come back stronger, as that is the New York City way.

I didn't hear any mention of spending or national debt, which is concerning. We need to control spending to address broader issues. The national debt is a symptom of the nanny state, which consists of three parts: the entitlement state, the regulatory state, and the foreign policy nanny state. To tackle the entitlement state, we should attach work requirements to government aid. For the regulatory state, we need to reduce the number of federal bureaucrats and eliminate unconstitutional regulations. Lastly, we should implement zero-based budgeting for federal expenditures, including foreign aid. By dismantling these areas of unnecessary spending, we can effectively address the national debt and restore self-governance in the country. The focus should be on these root causes, as resolving them will lead to a healthier economy and civic responsibility.

Budget reform isn't an option; it's essential. The American people deserve transparency and accountability to see where their tax dollars go. We must ensure funds are used as intended. We're committed to scrutinizing the federal budget, line by line, eliminating wasteful programs and ensuring cost-effectiveness. It should be easy to cut pointless waste that benefits no one. We aim to establish a new culture of efficiency, not just within our administration, but for every administration that follows. No amount of waste is acceptable when it's your money. We all know government inefficiency exists. Reorganizing and finding efficiency is challenging, and frankly, some of these necessary changes are overdue.

The speaker introduces a campaign to cut government waste, stating that deficit reduction requires difficult choices, including cuts to valued programs. They claim there has been a tremendous amount of waste and fraud in the government during the Biden administration, estimating federal government fraud at half a trillion dollars. The goal is to reduce this figure, saving taxpayer money by stopping spending on things that very few taxpayers would agree makes sense. Examples cited include transgender animal surgeries and the presence of twenty million dead people in the Social Security database.

We're committed to streamlining the federal government, just like running a business. We're carefully reviewing every expense to ensure we're only spending on what truly benefits America. That's our focus. Any claims to the contrary are simply scare tactics from the left, who lack a coherent message and are, frankly, out of touch with reality.

Oh, no. He sees us. You need to learn about three really bad senate bills that are coming over to the house next week. The first one is the income tax. Some people will say it's a millionaire's tax, but when senate Republicans tried to attach an amendment that would limit it to a million dollars and above, senate Democrats said no. That should give us all a ton of pause. The second bill is the environmental crimes bill. This bill would give the attorney general unprecedented power to investigate, prosecute, and incarcerate tradespeople, farmers, and ranchers, holding them personally liable for minor environmental crimes. The third bill would create a board that can decertify your sheriff, your duly elected sheriff. You don't want bureaucrats decertifying your sheriff after you elected them. Go to houserepublicans.wa.gov. Help us stop bad bills and fix Washington. Be sure to like, share, and follow us.

Joe Biden has wasted a trillion dollars in less than three years, causing inflation that hurts working families. To stop inflation and save the economy, we need to cut spending, but not at the expense of American families and seniors. The president should have the power to refuse unnecessary spending, as Thomas Jefferson did. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which curtailed this power, is unconstitutional and needs to be challenged. When I return to the White House, I will fight to overturn this act and use impoundment to save money. This will not affect national defense, Medicare, or Social Security. The funds saved can even be used to strengthen Medicare and Social Security. Impoundment will also help control spending and eliminate the deep state and globalists from our government. It's a pro-growth, pro-American, and pro-freedom policy that only I can accomplish.

We're reviewing the budget, starting with Congress. The Members Representational Allowance totals $810 million for 535 members, averaging $1.5 million each. Despite earning $175,000—three times the average American salary of $59,000—Congress is proposing a $70,000 raise, pushing their average salary to $245,000. Meanwhile, they refuse to raise the federal minimum wage. Additionally, leadership receives $37 million, and house committees get $212 million. This raises questions about the spending: what justifies these costs? The government needs to cut unnecessary expenses instead of misleading the public about their concern for citizens. The focus should shift from self-serving raises to addressing the needs of the American people.

Given the high cost of migrant care and the lack of federal or state funding, the speaker is concerned about budget cuts. Layoffs and tax increases are potential options, but not preferred. The speaker highlights the influx of people from South America due to destabilization and crime issues. Without a national response and more help from Washington, the situation in the city will worsen. The speaker emphasizes the need for relief during the budgetary season and mentions the legal requirement to balance the budget. Currently, there is a $7 billion deficit that needs to be addressed.

President Biden's budget proposes massive tax hikes totaling $5 trillion, impacting small businesses and all Americans. The budget includes significant new spending programs but neglects military readiness issues. Social Security's future is not addressed, despite financial concerns. Interest on the national debt is projected to exceed all government expenditures except Social Security. The budget's focus on new programs while increasing debt is deemed fiscally irresponsible. The budget is criticized for funding a climate corps, abortion services, and a substantial IRS budget increase. The speaker urges colleagues to reject the budget for the sake of the American people.

Speaker 0 highlights that the report indicates the federal government wasted millions in the past year on transgender animal experiments and lab testing beagles in China, noting a contrast with funds used for voting identification. He frames the issue as a question of priorities: we don’t want to pay for people to have an ID to vote, but we’ll pay for lab testing beagles in China. Speaker 1 responds by acknowledging the presence of extensive federal spending and the need for greater oversight. He says this is the ninth year they have worked through this, and that there is always a need for more eyes on it and greater transparency. He emphasizes that the problem is not confined to a single administration or Congress, but rather that there is broad complexity requiring scrutiny and sunshine. Speaker 1 identifies the shutdown as the largest area of waste in the prior year, stating that $85,000,000,000 was lost during that period. He argues that shutdowns do have real fiscal impacts, countering a common belief that they do not affect outcomes. He then points to a specific critique: a quarter of a billion dollars was spent on transitioning mice and monkeys by NIH. He claims that American taxpayers do not want their dollars spent on such activities, and reiterates that taxpayers are more supportive of spending on national defense, education, and infrastructure, but not on what he describes as wasteful or inappropriate expenditures. Across the exchange, the speakers stress the overarching theme of government spending that does not align with the public’s perceived priorities. They emphasize the need for oversight and accountability, highlighting large-scale waste associated with shutdowns and specific research expenditures. The dialogue centers on contrasting perceived essential investments with expenditures they describe as wasteful or misaligned with taxpayer priorities, especially in the context of animal research and international laboratory activities.

Thank you. It’s good to be here. We've been discussing how to pay for my plans. They're logical, but Washington isn't. How will I convince a divided Congress to support them, given their past behavior? It will involve taxes. Economists across the spectrum agree, although Congress isn't made up of economists. I understand the concern, but that's the reality.

The speaker states that supporting US consumers is the reason for their actions, which are part of the dollar being a reserve currency. Regarding the US fiscal situation, the speaker acknowledges that US federal debt is on an unsustainable path, but not at an unsustainable level currently, and the limit is unknown. They state that the US is running very large deficits at full employment, which needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. The largest and fastest-growing parts of federal spending are Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and interest payments, requiring bipartisan solutions. Domestic discretionary spending is a small and declining percentage of federal spending.

I've been trying to see the gold at Fort Knox for about ten years. I think more transparency is better, and gold still gives value to the dollar. Most central banks around the world have gold, an implicit trust that the dollar still has some backing. This year, the deficit's gonna be $2.2 trillion. Both parties will come back and probably spend $300 billion more. If you want money for the border, take it from somewhere else in the budget, and let's not have a new spending bill. The Doge Committee, Elon Musk, has found billions of dollars. The way you save money is they send it back to Congress, and then we vote on it with a simple majority. I've told the negotiators from the very beginning if they want my vote, they have to talk to me about the numbers. If the numbers in the budget resolution will be adhered to by the Appropriations Committee, I could be inclined to support the budget.

The special session focuses on litigation preparation, not a theoretical exercise, regarding potential actions by Donald Trump, who previously vandalized programs and broke the law. The aim is to avoid being caught off guard and to prepare for January 20 with a new legislature. The previous litigation strategy was reactive, responding to assaults. The governor hopes to avoid lawsuits but acknowledges past instances where Trump took high-speed rail money and crime grants while attempting to undo progress. The governor believes Trump intends to repeat such actions, evidenced by his agency appointments. The focus remains on communities, but the state aims to protect its values and billions of dollars at stake in the Central Valley.

There are no Doge cuts, and this is not USAID. The speaker is talking about waste and fraud, specifically in Medicaid, and claims no one has been turned over to the DOJ for fraud. Elon Musk gave false hope to a political class that doesn't want to cut anything. The big bill has problems, but it passed because Musk promised a trillion dollars. The rescission next week is $9 billion, with $2 billion from PBS and NPR. There's supposedly $7 billion in fraud on a $7 trillion budget. Musk committed $1 trillion to the President, leading to questions about whether it's all "BS."

I've got one question before I leave: how much can we cut from the $6.5 trillion Harris Biden budget? I believe we can save at least $2 trillion.

Illinois state senator Dan McConkie announces the passage of the largest budget in state history, exceeding $53 billion. This budget includes nearly $1 billion in tax increases and almost $1 billion allocated to address the migrant crisis. While there are positive aspects to the budget, many elements seem misaligned with the state's needs. McConkie expresses his opposition to the budget and emphasizes the importance of continuing efforts to improve the state.