Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Outlines Blueprint to Weed Out Government Waste

Sen. Joni Ernst pitched a proposal to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to cut $1 trillion in government spending.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) speaks during a press conference following the Senate Republican weekly policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 9, 2024. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

The new chair of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus has identified about $1 trillion in potential federal spending cuts.

In a letter sent on Monday to DOGE advisors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) outlined her “instruction manual” of ways to eliminate government waste.