One America News Network: ‘We Will Not Squander American Taxpayer Dollars’
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:55 PM – Monday, December 9, 2024
Stephen Miller, the incoming deputy chief of staff for policy under President-elect Donald Trump, has announced plans to require federal employees to return to the office. This decision follows findings from a report by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, which indicated that only 6% of federal employees work in-office full-time.
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“Once Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20 and this new golden age of America begins, he will instruct federal workers, who are funded by taxpayers, to return to their offices and do their jobs, or seek different employment,” Miller asserted.
Trump’s commitment to pulling federal employees back from remote work aligns with the findings of the inaugural DOGE Caucus he established, which is headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, and features a report from Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighting the significant extent of remote work among federal employees.
The report showed that a mere 6% of federal government employees actually report to the office on a full-time basis, with about one-third working entirely remotely.
Musk reinforced these findings, suggesting that, if security and maintenance personnel are excluded, the actual attendance rate of federal workers in the office might be as low as 1%.
“This speaks volumes about the disregard many bureaucrats have for the taxpayers who fund them,” Miller continued.
“We are not allocating billions of dollars for federal workers to remain at home all day, binge-watching Netflix, lounging in bubble baths, or engaging in other non-essential activities while neglecting their responsibilities to the American people,” he added.
Miller’s mention of bubble baths references a Veterans Affairs employee who became viral for sharing a photo of himself in a bathtub captioned, “My office for the next hour.”
“Men should not be taking bubble baths. They should be fulfilling their duties from the office, not from a bathtub,” Miller stated.
“In essence, what will occur is straightforward: you will return to work, or you will be out of work, as we will not squander American taxpayer funds and will ensure these departments fulfill the essential tasks expected by the public,” he concluded.
The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency aims to advise and collaborate with Trump allies to streamline government operations, identifying inefficiencies and wasteful spending in the process.
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