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I made a commitment to the American people to cut wasteful spending in Washington. We don't have to wait for Congress to act. Leaders in both parties have worked on cutting waste and making government more efficient. Since we haven't seen as much action out of Congress as we'd like, we're launching our own efforts to address this issue.

President Trump promised to shut down the retirement cave, a promise highlighted with Elon Musk in the Oval Office, exposing the federal retirement system's antiquated processes. The media's silence revealed their ignorance of this issue. We're shining a light on government corruption, waste, fraud, and abuse, delivering on what 77 million Americans voted for. We are directing departments to cancel contracts not aligned with the "America First" agenda, scrutinizing every line to ensure they advance American interests. The majority of these contracts are a waste of taxpayer money. We are treating the government like a business, unlike past unnamed bureaucrats who freely wrote checks. The receipts are there, like the $2.5 million for cow flatulence reduction. We are discovering and exposing the misuse of American taxpayer funds. We have nothing to hide and will continue to reveal these issues at every briefing.

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.

The people want an active government that doesn't waste money. To deliver change, we're reorganizing the government to save taxpayer dollars. We're cutting the federal bureaucracy by 100,000 positions through attrition and reducing administrative costs by 12%. Unproductive advisory commissions will be eliminated, and agencies can't create new ones without approval. Government regulations and procurement rules hurt the system, so we will cut waste, streamline bureaucracy, and change these rules to make government work better. This includes downsizing the government, improving customer service, and overhauling federal procurement and personnel systems. The goal is to make government work for the people, eliminate unnecessary programs, and reduce the federal workforce. We're committed to cutting spending and reducing the deficit to ensure a stronger economy for the future.

Doge arrived at the IRS and is now helping review government spending, starting with NASA. We're planning to slash departments by 30-40% if they can't justify their headcount and selling unused federal buildings. We've discovered taxpayer money is being used to fund things like Palestinian hip hop and bizarre animal experiments. The Department of Health and Human Services has also spent billions on cars and homes for migrants. The EPA was caught rushing to spend tax dollars on questionable projects, including a climate fund with a now-deleted board of directors page. Trump's administration is offering buyouts to federal workers, and 75,000 have already accepted. We're addressing government waste and fraud that has been ongoing for years. The goal is to reform and cut wasteful spending.

The EPA headquarters in DC houses a museum, built and curated by the Biden administration for $4 million, dedicated to environmental justice and climate change. Its annual operating cost is $600,000. The museum's timeline omits any mention of President Trump's first administration. From May 2024 through the previous month, the museum had 1,909 public visitors, costing taxpayers $315 per visitor. Due to low public attendance and high operating costs, the museum will be shut down. This decision aims to be an exceptional steward of taxpayer dollars. The agency will focus on providing cleaner, healthier, and safer land, air, and water without spending over half a million dollars on a museum presenting an ideologically slanted story of the EPA. The speaker claims that under President Trump, the practice of burning tax dollars on pet projects will end.

I made a commitment to the American people to do a better job rooting out wasteful spending in Washington. We don't need to wait for Congress to take action. Cutting waste and making government more efficient is something leaders in both parties have worked on. We haven't seen as much action out of Congress as we'd like, and that's why we launched our own initiative.

The speaker states a commitment to root out wasteful spending in government, emphasizing its importance due to inherited deficits. Despite bipartisan support for cutting waste, the administration launched its own initiative to improve government efficiency. The initiative includes eliminating unneeded government buildings to save billions. Examples of savings include $2 million annually on cellphone bills at the Department of Commerce and tens of millions at Homeland Security through procurement changes. The Vice President is tasked with identifying systemic improvements in travel, transportation, and IT services. An executive order directs agencies to cut spending in these areas by 20%, leveraging technology for better results at lower costs, potentially saving billions over several years. The speaker thanks officials for their dedication to the project.

The government is initiating a campaign to cut waste, targeting misspent tax dollars across all agencies. This includes eliminating spending on things like a website for the "Fiddling Foresters," a folk music ensemble of forest rangers, and consolidating or eliminating hundreds of similar unnecessary sites. The government also aims to sell unused buildings, such as a massive empty warehouse in Brooklyn, that have been held up by red tape. The goal is to instill a new culture of transparency and accountability in government, ensuring it functions better and eliminates fraud and waste. The Vice President will lead this effort, focusing on relentless prioritization and sophisticated methods to achieve these goals.

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.

The speaker emphasizes a commitment to rooting out wasteful spending in government, highlighting its importance due to inherited deficits. While Congressional action is preferred, the administration is independently pursuing waste reduction. An initiative identified thousands of unused government buildings for disposal, potentially saving billions. Federal employees contributed nearly 20,000 suggestions for efficiency. Examples include saving millions on cellphone bills and improving procurement processes. The Vice President is working with agency secretaries to improve travel, transportation, and IT services. An executive order mandates a 20% spending reduction in these areas, with cabinet members reporting progress. These steps aim to save taxpayers billions and deliver more efficient government, even without Congressional action.

The American people want effective government without wasted money. To deliver this, we're overhauling how government operates, beginning with a 25% reduction in White House staff and $10 million in savings. These steps will save taxpayers $9 billion. We're reducing the federal bureaucracy by at least 100,000 positions through attrition and cutting administrative costs by 12%. We're also eliminating unproductive advisory commissions. We aim to cut inessential spending and tackle the growing deficit and debt. Government programs should be efficient, and overhead must be reduced. These changes are crucial because debt consumes tax dollars and hinders private sector growth. We're also working to cut waste, streamline processes, improve customer service, and reform procurement and personnel systems. We need a government that works better, costs less, and treats taxpayers like customers.

The speaker states that eliminating the deficit requires cutting billions from valued programs, but eliminating pointless waste should be easy, even if the cuts are small. The federal government funds a website for the Fiddling Foresters, a folk music ensemble of forest rangers, and hundreds of similar sites should be consolidated or eliminated. Taxpayers also fund thousands of unused buildings, including a massive, empty warehouse in Brooklyn that the government has owned for a decade. Red tape and Washington politics have prevented the sale of these buildings, but the speaker claims they are cutting through the red tape and plan to get rid of the buildings in the months ahead. The speaker has asked the Vice President to lead a renewed effort to hunt down misspent tax dollars in every agency, calling it the campaign to cut waste.

The speaker states a commitment to root out wasteful spending in government, given that families have had to cut back. This is important due to inherited deficits that have grown due to the recession. While cutting some worthy programs, the administration is launching its own initiative to cut waste and improve government, citing a lack of Congressional action. Thousands of unneeded government buildings are being eliminated, saving billions. Roger Rhodes at the Department of Commerce found a way to save almost $2,000,000 a year on cellphone bills. Celeste Steele at Homeland Security is saving tens of millions by changing how the department buys goods and services. The Vice President is working with agency secretaries to improve travel, transportation, and IT services, potentially saving billions. An executive order will direct agencies to slash spending in these areas by 20%, saving taxpayers billions over the next several years. The speaker is signing the bill and thanks officials for taking the project seriously.

Our administration's primary goal is restoring democracy by fixing the broken feedback loop between the people and the government. An out-of-control, unelected bureaucracy holds excessive power, undermining the will of the people. We must also address the massive national deficit; its interest payments alone surpass the defense budget. We're finding shocking waste, fraud, and abuse—billions of dollars in improper payments, often lacking basic oversight. Simple controls like payment categorization and verification would drastically reduce this. We're working with agency heads and the President to implement common-sense reforms, increasing transparency and ensuring taxpayer money is spent responsibly. We are committed to fiscal responsibility and economic growth, benefiting all Americans. While we strive for transparency, mistakes will be made, but we will correct them promptly.

I've issued a deadline for agencies to submit waste reduction plans. Failure to comply will result in tech support intervention, which is essentially what my team is doing – fixing outdated government computer systems. We aim to find a trillion dollars in savings to prevent national bankruptcy. Every agency will have a "mini Elon Musk" to justify spending. We're freezing government credit cards for 30 days and doing a pulse check via email to see if employees are real and responsive, we suspect some are dead or even fictional. Some people are upset with our aid to Ukraine which has been spent on things like fashion shows, wine, and cheese puffs. Providing money to LGBTQ individuals in Serbia is also coming under fire. Some are questioning the loyalty of Elon Musk because of this. The Biden years proved we don't even need an active president, because institutions are running everything behind the scenes.

This report outlines how to cut waste, streamline bureaucracy, change procurement and personnel rules, and create a more efficient and cost-effective government. Where the report recommends action, I will act. This includes eliminating 12% of the federal workforce, merging agencies like the FBI, DEA, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and closing hundreds of government offices outside of Washington. From day one, I committed to rooting out wasteful spending. We must systematically eliminate waste, even if it means cutting worthy programs we can't currently afford. While much action requires congressional approval, we don't need to wait. We've launched our campaign to cut waste independently because Congress hasn't acted enough. We will continue finding ways to cut waste, regardless of congressional action.

The American people are tired of their tax dollars being wasted. For the first time, this president is committed to restoring accountability at every level of the federal government. If you agree there is waste, abuse, and corruption, why are you not celebrating the cuts and reforms that are being instituted? We are saving Americans billions of dollars and ending the theft, waste, grift, and corruption. We are stopping American taxpayer dollars from subsidizing a rogue federal bureaucracy that has been relentlessly weaponized against the American people. We care about this issue. The American public overwhelmingly supports what President Trump is doing.

The speaker states their goal is to make government more efficient and eliminate waste and fraud, claiming current savings exceed $4 billion a day. They believe they will reach a trillion dollars in savings unless stopped. The savings will come from an audit that will not gather dust on shelves, but will result in real savings and bend the base spending baseline down.

The DOGE program is targeted at bureaucrats. Take the Department of Education, for example. They have a budget of about $280 billion a year, but less than 25% goes to educating students. The other $220 billion goes to bureaucracy, consultants who donate money back to Democrats, NGOs—it's money laundering. You can find this in almost every agency. The brilliance of DOGE is not that he is cutting spending, he doesn't have the authority to do that, we do. I want him to create a report, going agency by agency, identifying programs we shouldn't fund, and attaching a number to it. We then put a preamble on the front of that report and say every agency's budget will be cut by X amount as shown in the report, and none of those programs can continue.

The government is initiating a campaign to cut waste, led by the Vice President, to eliminate misspent tax dollars across all agencies. This includes cutting back on billions of dollars in programs and eliminating pointless waste that doesn't benefit anyone. Examples of waste include a website devoted to a folk music ensemble made up of forest rangers and thousands of unused buildings across the country, such as a massive empty warehouse in Brooklyn. The government plans to get rid of these buildings after red tape held things up for years. The aim is to instill a new culture of transparency and accountability in government, ensuring it functions better and eliminates fraud and waste. The administration hopes every succeeding administration will pursue this goal.

Many federal buildings across the United States are sitting empty, costing taxpayers billions of dollars annually for upkeep and repairs. A historically large number of federal office spaces in DC are either empty or underutilized. The government is spending money to keep these unused buildings open, even as many Americans struggle to afford their own homes. The existence of tens of thousands of empty buildings represents waste within the federal system.

All government spending is taxation, either directly or through inflation. The Department of Government Efficiency will address wasted money. The goal is to get the government out of people's pocketbooks, leading America to unprecedented heights and an amazing future. The speaker expresses enthusiasm for the positive energy present.

The federal government isn't a company to dismantle like on Shark Tank; it must be run constitutionally, and the current administration is restoring services and jobs that have been disrupted. The government is fat and hasn't been scrutinized for a century. Finally, someone is willing to address the waste. However, cuts aren't deep enough. In private equity, when fixing a bankrupt company, you must cut severely and quickly, even 20% more than initially planned, then rehire to minimize trauma. There's so much waste in the federal government that needs addressing. You can't be surgically precise when auditing the government. You have to cut more because you don't know where all the waste is. We've never audited the government before.