Congresswoman Discusses Role Of Government Efficiency Program
President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is already making waves, with its sights set on trimming what it considers wasteful spending in government-funded programs, including the controversial funding for National Public Radio (NPR).
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who will head a newly formed House Oversight subcommittee working alongside DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, emphasized these priorities in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures.
Greene singled out NPR, describing it as a purveyor of "Democrat propaganda," and pledged to scrutinize the federal funds that support such media. “We will be looking at everything from government-funded media programs like NPR to grant programs that fund things like sex apps in Malaysia, toilets in Africa—all kinds of programs that don’t help the American people,” Greene declared.
.@RepMTG says one of the things DOGE will look at is “government-funded media programs like NPR that spread nothing but Democrat propaganda.”
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This approach reflects Trump’s long-standing critique of NPR, a network he has frequently accused of bias. During his first term, Trump proposed cuts to public media funding, though Congress resisted.
Recently, Trump reignited the debate, denouncing NPR as a “liberal disinformation machine” and calling for an end to its federal funding, which accounts for less than 1% of its $300 million annual budget but is described by NPR as “essential” to its operations, particularly for rural stations.
Beyond NPR, Greene’s agenda encompasses a broader reevaluation of government expenditures, including questioning the Pentagon’s repeated failure to pass audits and scrutinizing federal funding for sanctuary states and cities. Greene suggested calling governors and mayors to testify on why they should receive federal dollars while maintaining policies that protect undocumented immigrants.
“We’re going to be searching for the facts,” Greene asserted. “And we’re going to be verifying if this is worth spending the American people’s hard-earned tax dollars on.”
The introduction of DOGE represents a significant shift in federal oversight and efficiency priorities. With a mandate to cut what it deems unnecessary expenditures, the department’s collaboration with Greene’s subcommittee signals an aggressive effort to redirect federal resources away from programs that critics say fail to serve core American interests.