Sen. Joni Ernst is pitching President-elect Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency on more than $2 trillion in proposed cuts or savings — the latest example of GOP lawmakers embracing the commission.
The Iowa Republican sent a letter Monday to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump tapped to lead the out-of-government panel tasked with coordinating with the White House and Office of Management and Budget.
“Thank you for stepping up to take on the challenge of saving taxpayers from Washington’s out-of-control spending that put our nation $36 trillion in debt. Your mission could not be more urgent, and there’s no team better suited to lead the effort,” Ernst wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO.
Ernst added that, “to give you a head start,” she was pitching “ideas for trimming the fat and reducing red ink.” Among the ideas being pitched by Ernst: consolidating government office space and auctioning off unused space, changing the composition of the penny and curbing payments to the United Nations.
