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This post was originally published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ICYMI | HUD and DOGE Recover $1.9 Billion of Misplaced Taxpayer Dollars
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced that the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Task Force at HUD recovered $1.9 billion of funds misplaced by the Biden administration. DOGE and HUD worked together to de-obligate the funds and return them back to the U.S. Treasury.
On February 13, HUD launched a DOGE Task Force to review how HUD is spending American taxpayer dollars. $260 million in additional savings have already been identified at HUD.
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NEWS:
“If they’re capable of losing almost $2 billion dollars, and this is just the first three weeks or so, what comes next?” – Host Laura Ingraham
Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo
“The latest incredible amount missing, $1.9 billion of HUD money was just recovered after being misplaced by the Biden administration due to a broken process…but all of this wasteful spending…how did this happen?” – Host Maria Bartiromo
“The fact that…misplaced funds, $1.9 BILLION, what would happen if I, let’s say, misplaced a tax document? I’d be in very big trouble. The cavalier way with which they treat our money…” – Co-host Kat Timpf
“The amazing thing about this is, from a messaging standpoint, is this is so great for the Trump Administration…you take the same message to each department… it’s all wasteful, government spending and probably corruption.” – Co-host Charlie Hurt
“DOGE said Housing and Urban Development misplaced $2 billion dollars – just lost track of it! …How do you tell your boss that? ‘Mr. Secretary, you know that $2 billion dollars? Can’t seem to find it.’” – Host Jesse Watters
“What else has DOGE uncovered? …HUD misplaced $1.9 billion under Joe Biden’s watch. That’s not loose change. You don’t find that in sofa cushions. That’s a national GDP.” – Co-host Dagan McDowell
“We have a very dynamic director of HUD now and he’s found $1.9 billion dollars that was misplaced under the previous administration. I think you’re going to see these so-called accounting errors throughout the government because there has been no oversight whatsoever.” – Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.).
“It seemed like ‘honey have you seen my Best Buy gift card?’ $1.9 billion with a B. ‘Oops we don’t know where it went!’…I’m really glad these people are doing this. It’s just starting, and it needs to continue.” – Contributor Deroy Murdock
“This comes amid broader concerns about fraud with the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimating the U.S. loses up to $500 billion annually to fraud. But DOGE, they’re finding funds and successfully recovered $1.9 billion in taxpayer funds reportedly misplaced by the Biden-Harris administration.” – Correspondent, Danamarie McNicholl.
“That’s about $2 billion dollars that was clawed back and they sent it to the U.S. Treasury. Not one dollar was taken away from housing, or veterans benefits, or healthcare. It was just waste in bureaucracy.” – Host Ed Henry
NY POST | DOGE says it dug up another $1.9 billion in taxpayer money ‘misplaced’ by Biden admin: “The massive trove belonged to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and was discovered a day after HUD Secretary Scott Turner launched a DOGE task force at his agency.”
FOX NEWS | DOGE finds HUD money that was ‘misplaced’ by Biden admin: “Turner said his team had identified $260 million in savings just two days prior. DOGE has identified billions of dollars in questionable spending.”
BREITBART | DOGE Discovers $1.9 Billion HUD Money ‘Misplaced’ By Biden Administration: “The announcement comes on the heels of Turner announcing a DOGE task force at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ‘I’m happy to announce the DOGE task force here at HUD,’ Turner, who was confirmed by the Senate earlier this month, said in a video posted to X on February 13.”
FOX NEWS | Top Trump agency recovers eye-popping sum after launching DOGE task force: “Turner said HUD launched its own DOGE Task Force to review how the agency is spending taxpayer money. HUD employees will lead the task force with a mission to maximize their budget and efficiency, reporting their findings directly to Turner.”
GATEWAY PUNDIT | DOGE Recovers Another $1.9 Billion in Taxpayer Funds ‘MISPLACED’ by Biden Regime: “‘We will be very detailed and deliberate about every dollar spent in serving tribal, rural, and urban communities across America,’ Secretary Turner stated in a video posted on X. He also revealed that his team had identified an additional $260 million in potential savings earlier in the week.”
Just The News | DOGE recovers $1.9 billion at HUD ‘misplaced’ by Biden administration: “DOGE said it worked with HUD Secretary Scott Turner to ‘fix the issue and de-obligated the funds which are now available for other use by the Treasury.’”
