Hageman Exposes Massive Waste At Education Department, Calls It ‘Money Laundering At Its Absolute Best’
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is sounding the alarm on massive financial waste within the Department of Education, calling out what she describes as a widespread system of “money laundering” within federal agencies. During an interview with Winston Marshall, she highlighted how taxpayer dollars are being funneled through bureaucratic layers, ultimately benefiting political interests rather than students.
Hageman explained that while the Department of Education operates on an annual budget of roughly $280 billion, only a fraction — less than 25% — actually goes toward educating students. The remaining $220 billion, she said, gets distributed among consultants, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and bureaucracies, with much of it cycling back into Democrat political operations.
“It goes to a consultant, and that consultant then donates money back to the Democrats. And then it goes to a different consultant, and then it goes to an NGO,” Hageman said. “It is money laundering and money churning at its absolute best.”
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She pointed to the Department of Government Oversight and Efficiency (DOGE) as a crucial initiative in identifying wasteful spending across federal agencies. While DOGE itself does not have the authority to cut funding, Hageman emphasized that its investigative efforts can provide lawmakers with the tools needed to eliminate unnecessary programs and slash bloated budgets.
“The brilliance of DOGE isn’t that he’s going in and cutting spending — he doesn’t have the authority to do that,” Hageman said. “What I want him to do is come up with a report, go through agency by agency by agency, identify every single program that we should not be funding, put a number attached to it.”
Hageman proposed using DOGE’s findings to create a comprehensive report that could justify targeted budget cuts across federal departments. According to her, Congress could then attach these findings to legislation that would prevent wasteful programs from being funded moving forward.
Hageman’s remarks underscore her broader efforts to rein in government overreach and eliminate wasteful spending. Since replacing former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), she has emerged as a vocal advocate for reducing bureaucratic inefficiencies and ensuring taxpayer dollars are used effectively.
Her call to action highlights what many conservatives have long criticized: a federal bureaucracy that prioritizes political interests over the needs of the American people. With growing scrutiny on government spending, Hageman’s efforts to expose financial waste are likely to fuel further debate over budget reform in Washington.