The White House will send a $9.4 billion DOGE cuts package to Congress next week. The goal: eliminate funding for programs flagged by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as wasteful or outdated.
The Office of Management and Budget confirmed the move after rising pressure from fiscal conservatives and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who criticized recent GOP spending efforts for ignoring DOGE’s findings.
What’s included in the DOGE cuts package?
The proposed legislation targets several federal programs:
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS
- USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, already dismantled earlier this year
- Additional programs identified by DOGE as redundant or mismanaged
The Trump administration delayed the package to focus first on the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which advanced tax and defense priorities.
Speaker Johnson says House will act fast
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) praised the DOGE team’s work and promised immediate action once the proposal arrives.
“.@ElonMusk and the entire @DOGE team have done INCREDIBLE work exposing waste, fraud, and abuse,” Johnson wrote on X. “The House is eager and ready to act.”
He said lawmakers would also include more DOGE-backed cuts in the 2026 appropriations process.
Why the urgency now?
Elon Musk recently criticized the House-passed GOP bill, saying it undermined DOGE’s mission. In an interview with CBS, Musk said he was “disappointed” with the legislation and warned that it failed to address the growing federal deficit.
Meanwhile, conservative lawmakers voiced frustration over Congress’s slow response to DOGE’s findings.
“We cannot survive our national debt,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “We must aggressively eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.”
Clarifying the budget process
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, explained that DOGE cuts require separate legislation.
“These rescissions must go through a formal package or an appropriations bill,” Miller posted on X. “The Big Beautiful Bill does not fund government agencies or departments.”
This statement clarified confusion over which legislative tools apply to DOGE’s recommendations.
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