Bureaucrats

Exclusive: Wesley Hunt Warns that ‘CMS Swamp Bureaucrats’ Revived Biden Rule Hurting Diabetics, Overruling Trump

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) warned that “unelected bureaucrats” at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have “betrayed” diabetic patients by secretly reviving a Biden-era rule on Halloween night in the middle of a government shutdown, slashing coverage for limb-saving skin substitutes and defying President Donald Trump’s directive to stop it.

Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 1

Sen. Ernst, Elon, Vivek Target Federal Telework Abuses in 1st DOGE Caucus: Bureaucrats in ‘Bubble Baths’ on ‘Taxpayers’ Dime’

Federal bureaucrats are costing taxpayers billions while dodging office responsibilities, including reports of teleworking employees attending meetings from “on the beach” and while “relaxing in bubble baths,” according to a year-long investigation by Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, unveiled at the inaugural Senate DOGE Caucus meeting alongside Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, both of who were tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks as Sen. Steven Daines (R-MT) listens during a news brie