11/22/2024

Ten Programs that Could be on the ‘Government Efficiency’ Chopping Block

They include the ACA, NASA and veterans' healthcare

Trump government efficiency advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have pledged not to bring a chisel to government spending, but rather “a chainsaw.” The particular approach Ramaswamy has in mind could threaten dozens of programs that tens of millions of Americans rely on each day.

Ramaswamy floated on social media a proposal to eliminate programs that Congress funds but where specific spending authorization has lapsed. That may sound like an easy source of savings, but it would ax veterans’ health-care programs, drug research and development, opioid addiction treatment — even the U.S. State Department.

"We can & should save hundreds of billions each year by defunding government programs that Congress no longer authorizes," Ramaswamy wrote.

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