Donald Trump and his allies aren’t holding back. They’re ready to enact a much needed overhaul of the federal government.
And the upcoming Trump administration unveils a new plan to squash this evil Leftist group into the ground.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy revealed their strategy Thursday to address federal overspending, focusing on expenditures they argue are misused or unauthorized by Congress—including funds allocated to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government, Musk and Ramaswamy outlined their approach to curtail wasteful spending. “Skeptics question how much federal spending DOGE can tame through executive action alone,” they wrote. “They point to the 1974 Impoundment Control Act, which stops the president from ceasing expenditures authorized by Congress. Mr. Trump has previously suggested this statute is unconstitutional, and we believe the current Supreme Court would likely side with him on this question.”
The two continued by explaining how DOGE, short for the “Department of Government Efficiency,” could help reduce overspending even without relying on the contested interpretation of the 1974 statute. “DOGE will help end federal overspending by taking aim at the $500 billion plus in annual federal expenditures that are unauthorized by Congress or being used in ways that Congress never intended, from $535 million a year to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and $1.5 billion for grants to international organizations to nearly $300 million to progressive groups like Planned Parenthood.”
The DOGE plan is part of a broader effort endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who recently announced Musk and Ramaswamy as co-leaders of the proposed department.
Trump praised their commitment to streamlining government operations, saying, “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”
Planned Parenthood in the Spotlight
Planned Parenthood, long a focus of federal funding debates, received $670.4 million in government funding last year, up from $633.4 million the previous year. The organization also reported $2.3 billion in net assets and $1.9 billion in total revenue, according to its latest annual report.
While best known for its abortion services—392,715 abortions were performed by Planned Parenthood between 2021 and 2022—the organization has also expanded its “gender-affirming” healthcare offerings. In 2022, 45 affiliates across the U.S. provided hormone therapy, with some sources suggesting the organization may be one of the largest providers of transgender healthcare in the country.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, noted in a 2017 interview, “It’s possible they’re the largest provider of trans health in the country. We don’t know for sure. But it’s certainly among the biggest, if not the biggest.”
Planned Parenthood’s shifting priorities come amidst changes in abortion access following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. According to Melanie Israel of the Heritage Foundation, the organization has announced layoffs and plans to pivot resources toward services like STD testing, contraception, and gender-affirming care.
A Divisive Debate
The op-ed’s publication coincided with President Joe Biden awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards.
Biden commended Richards for her work advancing reproductive rights, stating in an X post, “Through her work to lift up the dignity of workers, defend and advance women’s reproductive rights and equality, and mobilize Americans to exercise their power to vote, she has carved an inspiring legacy.”
Richards, who led Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018, is credited with significantly increasing the organization’s abortion numbers during her tenure.
According to the Washington Stand, the annual number of abortions performed by Planned Parenthood rose by nearly 70,000 under her leadership, with an estimated four million unborn lives lost during her tenure.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s plan reflects an emerging conservative push to reexamine federal funding priorities, particularly with the notorious abortion mill that is Planned Parenthood.
Taxpayer funds should certainly not be going to an organization that ends the lives of countless unborn children. It’s past time for the government to cease funding with this evil group.
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