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'America has DOGE fever': States from NJ to TX draft similar initiatives as federal leaders celebrate
Fox News ^ | February 5, 2025 | Charles Creitz

Posted on 02/05/2025 2:40:38 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

The spread of DOGE-centric legislation and bureaucracies has taken off like a SpaceX rocket in several states across the country since Elon Musk and lawmakers like Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., began their work this year.

Bean, chair of the bipartisan DOGE Caucus, was asked about copycat initiatives popping up around the country and remarked, "America has DOGE fever."

"As elected officials, we must ensure we are good stewards of taxpayer dollars. This means we must identify, investigate and eliminate wasteful spending."

With a governor’s race in November and President Donald Trump only losing their state by a historically small margin, Garden State Republicans appeared bullish this week as they put forth a proposal to "bring DOGE to New Jersey."

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: doge; legislation; wholetthedogeout
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1 posted on 02/05/2025 2:40:38 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

This was their job all along

That Congress and state Legislatures failed to do even these least amount of basic oversite for decades should enrage voters


2 posted on 02/05/2025 2:42:37 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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That Congress and state Legislatures failed to do even these least amount of basic oversite for decades should enrage voters

I think this is the biggest argument for term limits.

2 terms.

We should amend the Constitution.

3 posted on 02/05/2025 2:45:18 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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please bring DOGE to california.

find where the billion gav claimed he sent to china for c19 masks went.

then look at the train to nowhere

and any NGO connected to piglousy newscum boxer shifty waters


4 posted on 02/05/2025 2:50:07 PM PST by cuz1961
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To: MinorityRepublican

can fedgov require that states have a DOGE type audit to receive fed funds?

would that pass muster?


5 posted on 02/05/2025 2:50:22 PM PST by joshua c
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My father was on a commission to try and track down all of WV state government assets. It was a nightmare, the state employee unionistas fought it tooth and nail and it became a political liability to the legislators. I was in college at the time, so I never heard all the details. I’m not sure it was ever completed.


6 posted on 02/05/2025 2:52:52 PM PST by Reily (a)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Every county. Every town. Gads, how much grift in the name of “compassion” can a responsible people endure?


7 posted on 02/05/2025 2:54:02 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (Edward Snowden for NSA)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Aww, what a calamity... /s

Go states go!


8 posted on 02/05/2025 2:54:37 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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It might. Redo the revenue sharing legislation and make passing an audit contingent on get the federal funds.


9 posted on 02/05/2025 2:55:13 PM PST by Reily (a)
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To: MinorityRepublican

That is so awesome. It took one person to make this acceptable.


10 posted on 02/05/2025 2:56:27 PM PST by Jonty30 (Groundhogs don't falsify their predictions for grant money, whereas climate scientists do. )
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DOGE can audit every state and city IF they want federal highway money or any federal funds.

“We have to know how you are spending OUR money before we keep giving it to you.”


11 posted on 02/05/2025 2:56:43 PM PST by TigerClaws
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ebt and snap recipients are the hardest hit...


12 posted on 02/05/2025 2:57:44 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁 )
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13 posted on 02/05/2025 2:57:50 PM PST by Dick Bachert (=)
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14 posted on 02/05/2025 2:58:05 PM PST by Dick Bachert (=)
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America has a fever...and the only cure is DOGE!


15 posted on 02/05/2025 2:59:18 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Reily

My grandpa who worked in the FAA had some position to cut costs and when I was a child I remember at the table hearing stories of insane waste that my tough old grandpa would whittle away. He would laugh and be proud of how he was hated but how much $ he would save the govt.


16 posted on 02/05/2025 3:00:13 PM PST by Yaelle
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Missouri would be interesting considering half of it’s $50 billion budget is spending fedgov grant money.


17 posted on 02/05/2025 3:03:25 PM PST by Pollard (Zone 6b)
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I've actually visited the DOGE'S PALACE. It's in Venice ---

Doge's Palace

18 posted on 02/05/2025 3:11:34 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (Unity? Of course! I pledge to respect your President as much as you respected mine the past 4 years.)
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To: DoughtyOne

BTTT


19 posted on 02/05/2025 3:11:37 PM PST by nopardons
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As far as Texas goes, there needs to be an investigation as to why we have runaway property taxes while we have a $28 Billion budget surplus and our governor is getting off to Asia to throw out Texas Enterprise funds like it’s Mardigras beads.


20 posted on 02/05/2025 3:14:34 PM PST by txeagle
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