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The HillSep 19, 2026National News

Lawmakers see waste in DOGE’s ‘stupid’ $7B buyout costs

Subramanyam said the buyouts wasted taxpayer money and warned that lost federal expertise could have consequences beyond the program’s direct costs.

Lawmakers see waste in DOGE’s ‘stupid’ $7B buyout costs
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A GAO report estimated $6.7 billion in paid leave costs tied to the administration’s federal-worker buyouts. Reps. Don Beyer and Suhas Subramanyam criticized the program’s costs and effects, while the administration argued the buyouts would produce long-term savings.

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