To be clear, what the @DOGE team and @USTreasury have jointly agreed makes sense is the following:
- Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible.
- All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING!
- The DO-NOT-PAY list of entities known to be fraudulent or people who are dead or are probable fronts for terrorist organizations or do not match Congressional appropriations must actually be implemented and not ignored. Also, it can currently take up to a year to get on this list, which is far too long. This list should be updated at least weekly, if not daily.
The above super obvious and necessary changes are being implemented by existing, long-time career government employees, not anyone from @DOGE. It is ridiculous that these changes didn’t exist already!
Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number. If accurate, this is extremely suspicious.
When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!!
This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately.
I ran against Maxine Waters in the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 elections. In August 2018, Maxine Waters wrote an open letter to the Department of Justice and Capitol Police, urging them to investigate me. Nearly six years later, I was indicted over baseless allegations.
The FBI raided my mother’s home, located in a retirement community, with a team of armed agents. Why was it necessary for the FBI to deploy 30 armed individuals to a peaceful retirement neighborhood? They also targeted a personal friend who worked on my campaign, someone who earned barely $10,000 a year. Meanwhile, Waters’ daughter made nearly $2 million in four years with no repercussions or investigations.
My family fled communist Cuba to escape government oppression, only to encounter it here in America. Maxine Waters is the real criminal who has benefited herself and entire family millions from being in politics. They accuse you of what they themselves are doing.
Shut down the U.S. Dept of Education & return $$ to the states. Enact universal school choice. Merit-based pay for teachers. No cell phones in classrooms. Bring back the presidential fitness test. Civic education & testing. There’s no silver bullet, but this is a starting point.
"Just continue to fight, fight, fight." — ISU's Joshua Jefferson.
The talented forward drilled two free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime, sealing the No. 3 Cyclones' comeback win at TTU.
Here's @ROBWGRAY 's radio recap
https://t.co/HXOysQDbBW
Coolest thing I saw yesterday. Nick Sanders, a freshman running back asking Cam Skattebo if he can pray for him. And then the two kneeling together for prayer.
So so good!