Congressman Firebrand Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene is excited about the reductions it could help achieve as part of Elon Musk’s government efficiency campaign.

MTG said Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ Sunday morning futures what she has in store for us its new subcommittee covering the work of the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE). The subcommittee will operate under the direction of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led by Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, and will work alongside DOGE, led by Musk And Vivek Ramaswamyapparently to recommend significant cuts in public spending when Donald Trump becomes president.

Greene promised a “thorough analysis” of every government department and program, with one recommendation being to have leaders of so-called “sanctuary cities”, whose policies protect immigrants, explain why they deserve federal funding.

“I would like to talk to the governors of the sanctuary states and the mayors of the sanctuary cities and have them appear before our committee and explain why they deserve federal dollars if they want to harbor criminal illegal aliens in their states and their cities,” he said. She.

Asked by Bartiromo whether these cities and states would lose federal funding, she reiterated: “If they are using their police officers and their resources to harbor and protect criminal illegal aliens, then absolutely.” »

Greene specifically mentioned the death of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student murdered while jogging on the University of Georgia Athens campus in February.

Her killer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison this week. José Ibarra, a Venezuelan immigrant who was in the country illegally, was allowed to leave New York in September 2023 and traveled to Georgia.

In laying out other ways to cut the federal budget, Greene said, “The way to do that is to cut programs, contracts, employees, grant programs, etc., that don’t meet the expectations of the American people and do not serve their interests. »

She also proposed fulfill Musk’s wish definance NPRclaiming it “only broadcasts Democratic propaganda” – even though public radio receives less than one percent of its funding from federal grants.

Greene also promised to target grant programs that fund “sex apps in Malaysia” and “toilets in Africa” ​​and to ask the Pentagon why it can’t find billions of dollars in funding every year and fails in its bid. audit.

Asked about the possible suspension of government contracts and the impact it would have on publicly traded companies in the private sector, the congresswoman said that is where the subcommittee would work hand in hand with Musk and Ramaswamy to “take a deep look at these contracts” to see if they still make sense.

She claimed that in many cases the cause and purpose of many contracts had expired and people should not have to pay them, but their budgets were reauthorized anyway.

Greene also said they would target “waste, fraud and abuse” from government employees who continue to work remotely long after teleworking ends. COVID-19(female pandemic and the many empty government buildings.