Vivek plans to eliminate government agencies to save money

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Ramaswamy outlined plans for significant government restructuring during his appearance on FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” revealing intentions to eliminate certain federal agencies through the upcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The Pentagon failed its 7th straight audit. Our healthcare system siphons billions into waste & fraud. Our Dept of Education blows $$ without accountability. Unelected bureaucrats are the core problem. DOGE is coming. pic.twitter.com/OmtP81i3ch

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 17, 2024

During the interview, Ramaswamy reflected on the past four decades of conservative rhetoric about reducing federal government size. “Over the last 40 years, even conservatives, we’ve talked a big game for 40 years about cutting the federal government, about reducing the scope of the federal government. Politicians haven’t been able to do it. And so Elon and I, we’re not politicians. We’re businessmen. We’re coming at it from the outside. Sometimes, if you go inside, you become native to the system.”

Acknowledging Trump’s groundwork, Ramaswamy emphasized the importance of achieving quick victories through executive action. “I applaud President Trump for setting this up for success. But I come back to the principle. in the early months, score quick wins through executive the action, show what can be done, and then I think we’ll lay the groundwork for Congress to have to take meaningful steps for the future. A lot of these discussions are theoretical to do cut different entitlement programs or whatever. Let’s start with the fact that there is massive waste, fraud and abuse right now. Federal contractors are really exploiting the federal government. You could take haircuts across the board, and they would be no worse off for if it.”

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When host Maria Bartiromo questioned about department closures, Ramaswamy confirmed certain agencies to be deleted outright: “We expect mass reductions. We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated. We expect massive cuts of all federal contractors and others who are overbilling the federal government. So, yes, we expect all of the above.”