Rep. Riley Moore to Newsmax: DOGE’s Cut Plans Used by Clinton

Democrats are angry about the efforts being made by the Department of Government Efficiency to cut the nation’s spending, but the plan that’s being used is from their own playbook, Rep. Riley Moore insisted on Newsmax Thursday. 

He said it dates back to the work former President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich did to balance the budget.

“Bill Clinton laid off 377,000 federal workers, worked with the Republican Congress, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and produced a balanced budget,” the West Virginia Republican told Newsmax’s “Newsline.” “This is not new.

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