Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is calling out what she describes as a taxpayer-funded financial scheme within the Department of Education, where billions of dollars are being siphoned away from students and funneled into bureaucratic systems. During an interview with Winston Marshall, she described how taxpayer money is used to fuel political networks rather than improve schools.
She pointed to the department’s annual budget of $280 billion, stating that only a fraction of those funds — less than 25% — go toward directly educating students. The rest, she explained, is funneled into a web of consultants, nonprofits, and bureaucracies, many of which are politically connected.
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“The money isn’t going where it’s supposed to. Instead, it’s handed off to consultants, who then donate back to Democrat campaigns,” Hageman said. “Then it moves to NGOs, creating a cycle of political favoritism.”
She credited the Department of Government Oversight and Efficiency (DOGE) with investigating the financial mismanagement, noting that while DOGE cannot cut spending itself, its reports could be used by Congress to eliminate wasteful programs.
“What I want DOGE to do is put together a full breakdown of every program wasting taxpayer money,” she said. “Then we can attach it to budget cuts that stop this cycle.”
Hageman, who replaced Liz Cheney in Congress, has been a strong advocate for reducing federal overreach and ensuring responsible spending. She has warned that Washington’s growing bureaucracy is eroding accountability and misusing taxpayer funds.
With federal agencies facing increasing scrutiny, her remarks could fuel further Republican efforts to overhaul government spending and put taxpayer dollars back where they belong.
