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First Democrat Joins House DOGE Caucus
By HatetheSwamp
December 3, 2024 12:52 pm
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Bipartisanship Trump style, baha!

Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida became the first Democrat to join the House’s GOP-led DOGE Caucus.

"Today, I will join the Congressional DOGE Caucus, because I believe that streamlining government processes and reducing ineffective government spending should not be a partisan issue," Moskowitz said in a statement.

"I've been clear there are ways we can reorganize our government to make it work better for the American people. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security, while necessary, has gotten too big," the Florida Democrat said.

"The caucus should look at the bureaucracy that DHS has become and include recommendations to make Secret Service and FEMA independent federal agencies with a direct report to the White House," he continued. "It's not practical to have 22 agencies under this one department. I look forward to working in a bipartisan manner with my colleagues to remove FEMA and Secret Service."

Reps. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Aaron Bean (R-FL) launched the caucus shortly after President-elect Donald Trump announced the creation of DOGE.


There's a new day coming!


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  1. by Indy! on December 3, 2024 1:59 pm

    Homeland Security is not necessary.


  2. by oldedude on December 7, 2024 8:02 am
    Back to the thread.

    What I really tried to list were the actual FRAUDULANT numbers. My view. We don't need to get rid of any of these. We need to cut the amount of fraud. I know that social security is an issue. In order for an illegal to get a job, the need the SS card. The interesting thing is that the card may be listed to two dozen other people. That's a problem with buying a card at the border. If businesses would actually go through ID Verify, that would end. The same thing happens with Medicaid. I have a really hard time with this. I know several people that have at least been on Medicaid. It's a HUGE PAIN. And these folks actually need the services.

    My point here is that if we cut as much of the fraud in these programs, we'd have a great amount to actually pay those deserving of the programs they worked for.


    SOCIAL SECURITY
    Social Security fraud costs Americans millions, and possibly billions, of dollars each year.
    Fraudulent activities include collecting retirement or disability benefits that the person is not entitled to.
    Stolen Social Security numbers are used in numerous frauds involving identity theft, including the filing of false income tax returns to collect fraudulent refunds.

    MEDICARE
    In 2021, a group of California volunteers, mostly retirees, uncovered a fraud ring that enrolled Medicare beneficiaries in hospice without their knowledge, even though they weren’t terminally ill.

    The scammers were collecting tens of thousands of dollars in fake hospice claims — all while Medicare was denying beneficiaries’ legitimate claims. Two years earlier, retired volunteers helped bring down one of the largest health care fraud schemes on record, discovering that a group of 35 doctors, medical professionals and others fraudulently billed Medicare $2.1 billion for fake genetic tests.

    MEDICAID
    Taxpayers are losing more than $100 billion a year to Medicare and Medicaid fraud
    investopedia.com
    aarp.org
    cnbc.com


  3. by oldedude on December 7, 2024 8:08 am
    My guess with the election results, we'll find more dems getting onboard if DOGE is smart about things and starts at fraud, waste, and abuse first. Especially those in blue states that voted trumpster. They've got to at least "appear" to work with the administration.

    I also think there needs to be biometrics done with all the aliens crossing the border. This is really important for the kids coming through with their "uncles."


  4. by HatetheSwamp on December 7, 2024 8:14 am

    I think you're right, OD.

    The deranged TrumpHate approach to the election turned out to be a disaster for the Dems in 024. I suspect that some will be open to common sense GOP initiatives and legislation in the next Congress.

    Hate politics which Cackles adopted, calling Trump and MAGA fascists, floated like a lead ballot. It's what po and isle and, to a lesser degree Donna live on. But, it's a loser.


  5. by meagain on December 7, 2024 1:41 pm

    "Hate politics which Cackles adopted, calling Trump and MAGA fascists, floated like a lead ballot."

    True and it reflects poorly on Democratic strategists. However, it does not make it any less true and real. He is a Fascist and America has reached the point thinking people have been warning about for nearly a century now.


  6. by oldedude on December 7, 2024 2:28 pm
    Funny. He already was in power for four years. I think we had an election, as scheduled after that. And he wasn't the "only" person running. And he lost the election. If he were a fascist or dictator. None of those would have happened.🤣


  7. by Indy! on December 7, 2024 4:38 pm

    Because he thought he had the re-election in the bag. We'll see what happens this time when he can't run again.


  8. by Curt_Anderson on December 7, 2024 5:44 pm
    In a way-too-early prediction, I predict that DOGE won't make a significant reduction in government spending or make government more efficient in any measurable way.


  9. by oldedude on December 7, 2024 6:17 pm
    All the swampsters are praying for that, so you're in a lot of company. Except for voters.


  10. by Indy! on December 7, 2024 6:51 pm

    Any voter who thought Trump cared about anything other than his own wallet is fooling themselves. He's certainly not going to do anything about his swamp.


  11. by oldedude on December 7, 2024 11:59 pm
    And you're too stoopid to understand no one wants "your" vision of a country. Your minimal, cheap version of your shallow, meaningless life your mommy and daddy taught you about through their crack pipes are useless now.


  12. by Indy! on December 8, 2024 12:39 pm

    My "vision" of the country is the one written in the Constitution. You should read it sometime and have someone with a brain and a shit ton of patience explain it to you.


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