Senator Ted Cruz

They're finding, for example, they're going into agencies and finding agencies that have more electronic subscriptions than they have employees. Right. And in many instances, thousands and thousands more, like 30,000 licenses for different electronic devices. applications, 30,000 licenses and 15,000 employees. That order of magnitude.

They're finding, for example, they're going into agencies and finding agencies that have more electronic subscriptions than they have employees. Right. And in many instances, thousands and thousands more, like 30,000 licenses for different electronic devices. applications, 30,000 licenses and 15,000 employees. That order of magnitude.

They're finding, for example, they're going into agencies and finding agencies that have more electronic subscriptions than they have employees. Right. And in many instances, thousands and thousands more, like 30,000 licenses for different electronic devices. applications, 30,000 licenses and 15,000 employees. That order of magnitude.

And so they're going in and canceling the ones that aren't used. They also went and checked and they said hundreds and hundreds of them had never been open, had never even been installed. So even of the employees, not everyone is using them. They've never logged in. And so they can go and check. All right. And so anyone who's not using it, they're canceling those. Those are the sorts of things

And so they're going in and canceling the ones that aren't used. They also went and checked and they said hundreds and hundreds of them had never been open, had never even been installed. So even of the employees, not everyone is using them. They've never logged in. And so they can go and check. All right. And so anyone who's not using it, they're canceling those. Those are the sorts of things

And so they're going in and canceling the ones that aren't used. They also went and checked and they said hundreds and hundreds of them had never been open, had never even been installed. So even of the employees, not everyone is using them. They've never logged in. And so they can go and check. All right. And so anyone who's not using it, they're canceling those. Those are the sorts of things

They're finding they're really just astonishing.

They're finding they're really just astonishing.

They're finding they're really just astonishing.

You know, there are things like he talked today about ghost payments, about the Treasury has computers that transfer funds that make federal payments. And he says that there are... ghost payments that are going out that a program officer puts in for a payment to a contractor, to somebody. And then the program officer retires, dies, leaves, is gone, and the payments just keep on going.

You know, there are things like he talked today about ghost payments, about the Treasury has computers that transfer funds that make federal payments. And he says that there are... ghost payments that are going out that a program officer puts in for a payment to a contractor, to somebody. And then the program officer retires, dies, leaves, is gone, and the payments just keep on going.

You know, there are things like he talked today about ghost payments, about the Treasury has computers that transfer funds that make federal payments. And he says that there are... ghost payments that are going out that a program officer puts in for a payment to a contractor, to somebody. And then the program officer retires, dies, leaves, is gone, and the payments just keep on going.

And, you know, he said it's stunning. The Treasury computers have a field where you categorize, okay, what is this payment for? and what in the congressional appropriation is it going for? And he said, routinely, that field is left blank. He said, USAID, they always left it blank, he said.

And, you know, he said it's stunning. The Treasury computers have a field where you categorize, okay, what is this payment for? and what in the congressional appropriation is it going for? And he said, routinely, that field is left blank. He said, USAID, they always left it blank, he said.

And, you know, he said it's stunning. The Treasury computers have a field where you categorize, okay, what is this payment for? and what in the congressional appropriation is it going for? And he said, routinely, that field is left blank. He said, USAID, they always left it blank, he said.

So there's no way, he said, in many ways, it's incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to audit the billions of dollars that are going out the door because they don't keep the records. And it was interesting, Elon's comments, he said, if any public company did this, He said they would be massively fined and the executives would be put in jail.

So there's no way, he said, in many ways, it's incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to audit the billions of dollars that are going out the door because they don't keep the records. And it was interesting, Elon's comments, he said, if any public company did this, He said they would be massively fined and the executives would be put in jail.

So there's no way, he said, in many ways, it's incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to audit the billions of dollars that are going out the door because they don't keep the records. And it was interesting, Elon's comments, he said, if any public company did this, He said they would be massively fined and the executives would be put in jail.

Well, this is the first step. So you and I are recording this. It is 1220 in the morning, Tuesday night. The House had a touch and go vote on the floor of the House on whether to begin the first step of budget reconciliation. They ended up getting the votes by one vote. Initially, they put it on the floor of the House and it failed. Then they brought it back. President Trump

Well, this is the first step. So you and I are recording this. It is 1220 in the morning, Tuesday night. The House had a touch and go vote on the floor of the House on whether to begin the first step of budget reconciliation. They ended up getting the votes by one vote. Initially, they put it on the floor of the House and it failed. Then they brought it back. President Trump