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vanessa_ca

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7. I'm all for having Democrats involved.

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 11:57 AM

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Otherwise we have absolutely no say or transparency. Jared Moskowitz, Ro Khanna, and Bernie Sanders are engaging with DOGE to streamline government, reduce waste, and increase efficiency. That task is long overdue and I want Democrats involved to steer fanatics away from touching "entitlements".

Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
Elon Musk is right.

The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its 7th audit in a row. It’s lost track of billions.

Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud.

That must change.
11:07 AM · Dec 1, 2024

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Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
The defense budget is bloated.

Defense contractors engage in fraud and waste.

That's why we should cut military spending by 10%.

I hope Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will support that effort.

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