Rep. Sara Jacobs Introduces the Delete DOGE Act
Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) introduced the Delete DOGE Act, which would defund DOGE and stop Elon Musk from stealing from the American people to fund tax breaks for billionaires like himself.
Over recent weeks, Elon Musk’s DOGE has slashed essential government functions and fired tens of thousands of federal workers. These cuts have extended across the federal government – targeting billions of dollars of life-saving medical research from NIH and NSF, veterans’ services, and air traffic controllers. DOGE has shut down critical federal websites, compromised sensitive personal data across multiple federal agencies, and circumvented the constitutional separation of powers. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s businesses have benefited from at least $38 billion in federal government contracts, which remain untouched and are likely to profit even more from new contracts.
Elon Musk’s irresponsible slashing of government functions has been anything but efficient: the Department of Energy was forced to rehire hundreds of nuclear bomb specialists after firing them. DOGE “accidentally” eliminated Ebola prevention, fired USDA workers focused on bird flu prevention, and fired workers who answered the phones at the VA’s suicide crisis hotline.
Rep. Sara Jacobs said: “‘Move fast, break things’ is a motto that might work for the tech sector, but it costs lives when we’re talking about cuts to cancer research, VA health care and the suicide hotline, Medicare, and Social Security. The bottom line is that Elon Musk’s DOGE is stealing from the American people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires like him and circumventing Congress and the law in the process. My Delete DOGE Act would stop what he’s doing and prevent him from robbing the American people and our future even more. I hope my Republican colleagues will find the courage to stand up to Elon Musk and support my bill to protect our country’s stability, security, and public trust.”
The Delete DOGE Act would:
- Prohibit any federal funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the executive orders establishing DOGE.
- Rescind unobligated funds currently available to DOGE and its associated entities.
- Restrict future expenditures or transfers of federal funds for DOGE-related projects or personnel.
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