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| 'Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025' |
| 2025-02-27 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] California's high-speed rail, Boeing's long overdue Air Force One replacement and new EVs for America's aging postal vehicle fleet may all soon be canceled by DOGE. As DOGE combs through federal spending to identify areas of waste, fraud and abuse, Republicans on Capitol Hill have been suggesting legislative solutions to problems encountered by Elon Musk's group. A top DOGE senator is now proposing a plan to cut billions in taxpayer dollars from flowing to delayed and costly projects that may never be completed. The proposal called the 'Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025' would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review projects that are either five years behind on schedule or at least $1 billion over cost, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told DailyMail.com. The bill would 'require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule,' according to the bill's text. The goal of the measure is to shine a light on projects that appear to be problematic and then to have the OMB director assess whether the initiatives are still worth pouring taxpayer dollars into. If enacted agencies would need to submit files on their over-budget and delayed projects to the OMB within a year, what Ernst believes is much needed fiscal management. 'From its boondoggles to off-the-rails projects, Washington can’t seem to ever make the trains run on time or on budget,' Ernst told DailyMail.com in a statement. Related: Joni Ernst 02/24/2025 Trump looking to sell off Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco: reports Joni Ernst 02/18/2025 Sa’ar tells US delegation Turkey cooperating with Iran to smuggle money to Hezbollah Joni Ernst 02/11/2025 How Trump might get rid of the penny ‐ and what could come next for your pocket change |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 There ought to be a claw back of funds if you make the list twice. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-02-27 18:40 |