House Oversight Committee Democrats accuse Trump administration of uninstalling Federal Real Estate In the accidental “fire sale,” Republicans aim to reduce wasteful government spending by selling unused or underutilized government buildings.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury, DN.M., Ranking Democrat Ministry of Government Efficiency (DOGE) The subcommittee raised questions about the Trump administration’s attitude when it lowered the federal real estate portfolio at a hearing Tuesday.
“The Trump administration is currently taking the sale method of looting the federal government and divesting it to pay for the tax cuts we know will be proposed in the settlement,” lawmakers said.
Doge is working with the Federal Government General Services Administration (GSA) to “right” its portfolio and cut wasteful spending. According to the official Doge website, GSA produces the most savings in federal agencies.
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DN.M. Rep. Melanie Stansbury is a ranking Democrat on the Doge subcommittee. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images, file)
According to Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA’s subcommittee chair, GSA’s cost-cutting efforts have resulted in nearly 700 lease terminations, eliminating 7.9 million square feet of federal office space and saving about $400 million in taxpayers.
John Hart, CEO of Open The Books, testified that just by no longer renewing the lease on government buildings that expire in 2027, you can save $1 billion on furniture.
David Marroni, director of physical infrastructure at the U.S. Office of Government Responsibility, testified that no government agency has “has a good track record in utilizing”, its physical headquarters footprint.
Malani said reducing government workspace could save a lot of money.
“In office space owned and leased, it’s about $8 billion a year, so any reduction will bring a lot of money,” he said.
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Democrats criticize at the president Donald Trump Billionaire Elon Musk is leading the road effort, and Stansbury accused the Governor of being a “front” to support billionaires trying to privatize public services.
“Just this week, we’ve seen it Elon Musk He has withdrawn from the federal government and has received billions of dollars in new contracts in the federal government. Conflict of interest? Yes, absolutely. ” Stansbury said.
The congresswoman claimed Musk had obtained contracts and commitments from the Department of Defense and NASA and required SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi to be installed at federal agencies. Starlink is reportedly a subsidiary of SpaceX owned by Musk White House last month.
“We know there is a possibility to deploy his AI technology in federal agencies to replace the thousands of federal employees who have been illegally fired recently,” Stansbury said.
As of Tuesday, Doge claimed on its website that it had saved Americans $140 billion, about $870 per taxpayer.
Andrew Mark Miller and Deirdre Heaven of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
