Government Spending

While Gov. Ron DeSantis and GOP lawmakers agree that excess government spending needs to be cut, Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez are starting to point the finger at the state government. On the first day of the 60-day legislative session, Albritton and Perez echoed Gov. Ron DeSantis's call for a state […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke highly of Elon Musk's efforts to expose and cut government waste, fraud, and abuse in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Kudlow, saying, "President Trump has picked all of the right people in various spots to get the agenda done." "What Elon Musk is doing is what has needed to happen […]

MIAMI - While the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk have been the talk of the first 100 days of the Trump administration, the State of Florida has already been putting ideas in place to reduce wasteful spending. "Florida Laura [Ingraham] we are very lean. We were kinda DOGE before DOGE was cool," […]

Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) was one of four Florida Republicans who voted against the President-elect Donald Trump-backed continuing resolution that ultimately died on the House of Representatives floor Thursday night. She provided her rationale on X (formerly Twitter) and told reporters in Washington, D.C., on Friday that "many of us [in Congress] feel that single-issue […]

A second Continuing Resolution spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump and introduced and voted upon in the House of Representatives to prevent a government shutdown has failed by a vote count of 174-235.  The legislative measure,  met the fate of its 1,500-page predecessor, the American Relief Act. Fox News reported that the new bill, […]

The massive 1,500-page continuing resolution (CR) died a quick yet painful death Wednesday after House conservatives rebelled against it. This left two days for a new spending bill to be drafted before a government shutdown. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) expressed optimism about getting the job done in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with […]

The latest continuing resolution (CR) faced vicious criticism from House conservatives, so it was quickly pulled off the floor for a vote, effectively killing it. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) posted a brief video to X (formerly Twitter) explaining that federal disaster relief was still arriving, but "the current rendition of this CR was terrible […]

A new Senate caucus, led by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R), aims to collaborate with the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce unnecessary government spending.  The DOGE Senate caucus was founded late last week and will identify and eliminate wasteful government activities.  Senator Ernst announced the DOGE caucus’ creation via press release, […]

Earlier this week, Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) launched the Congressional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, which aims to supplement the incoming Trump Administration's eponymous government division. He discussed this in a recent appearance on Fox News, suggesting that "the iron is hot" and that more Congressmen will join the caucus as waste is uncovered. […]

Former President Donald Trump has tapped SpaceX founder and owner of X (formerly Twitter) Elon Musk to lead a "government efficiency" program to scale back the power of the federal government, which Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) discussed in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line, calling Musk "an absolute patriot" and detailing the benefits […]

As Congress returns after the August recess,  Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) plan to include the SAVE Act in a continuing resolution is a significant facet of the next few weeks. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) spoke to the press on Capitol Hill, expressing dissatisfaction with a continuing resolution, calling for spending cuts in addition to border […]

With inflation at an all-time high, cutting back on government spending is one way to bring it back down. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) has introduced a bill for just that, offsetting the $95 billion foreign aid package passed earlier this year by cutting from Green New Deal initiatives. Rep. Bean's bill, known as the 'Cutting […]

The recent "minibus" spending bill passed by the House has come under scrutiny by Senate Republicans led by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL). As the minibus is considered in the upper chamber, the Florida Senator introduced a resolution slamming earmarks found throughout the bill, calling them "Washington’s corrupt way to recklessly spend taxpayer money with zero scrutiny." Scattered […]

A partial government shutdown grows closer as House Republicans and Senate Democrats continue to butt heads over budgeting. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) recently appeared on Fox and Friends First, where he blamed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for not taking up bills passed by the House, saying this was "the Schumer Shutdown." Host Carley Shimkus asked if […]

Despite the national debt climbing past $32 trillion and the government spending $2 trillion more than it takes in (deficit), Washington continues its unabated spending.  'We are continuing to make the same mistakes that we have made over the last two or three decades," said Rep. Cory Mills in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line while […]

With Congress back in session this week, House Republicans are negotiating a spending bill ahead of a government shutdown. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke with The Floridian on Tuesday on his opposition to the new bill, which would not return government spending to pre-COVID-19 levels. Additionally, he said if the federal government does not secure […]

Part of the ongoing budget battle between House Republicans is going back to single-subject spending bills such as foreign aid for Israel and securing our southern border. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) discussed the situation in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Cavuto Coast to Coast, where he said these spending bills should not be tied together, especially when […]

Congress escaped a government shutdown with a spending deal that cost Republicans border security funds and cuts. Dissatisfied Republicans are blaming Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for his stubbornness, with Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) calling him "Joe Biden's favorite Republican" during an appearance on Fox News. When asked if he supported expelling Rep. Gaetz, as some Republicans seek to do, Rep. Gimenez […]