Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is shedding light on what she describes as an entrenched cycle of financial waste within the Department of Education, where billions of taxpayer dollars are funneled through consultants and organizations with little accountability.
During an interview with Winston Marshall, she explained how less than a quarter of the department’s massive $280 billion budget is actually spent on students. The rest, she said, is absorbed by bureaucratic expenses, private consultants and political nonprofits.
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“Where does the other $220 billion go? It goes to a bureaucracy. It goes to a consultant, and that consultant then donates money back to the Democrats,” Hageman said. “Then it goes to a different consultant, then an NGO — it’s a never-ending cycle.”
She described the situation as a carefully structured system that benefits bureaucrats and political groups while leaving schools underfunded and students without resources.
Hageman pointed to the work of the Department of Government Oversight and Efficiency (DOGE) in uncovering these financial abuses. Although DOGE lacks the power to cut budgets directly, it can expose programs that waste taxpayer money.
“The brilliance of DOGE isn’t that he’s going in and cutting spending — he doesn’t have the authority to do that,” she said. “But we can take that report, attach hard numbers to it, and ensure Congress eliminates wasteful programs.”
Hageman’s focus on accountability reflects a broader conservative effort to rein in government inefficiencies. Since taking office, she has been a strong advocate for restructuring how federal agencies allocate resources.
As more attention turns to government spending, her call for greater transparency in education funding could intensify Republican-led efforts to overhaul federal agencies.
