Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner (D-Iowa City) has issued the following statement regarding today’s meeting of the Iowa DOGE Task Force.
“It’s obvious that tackling government waste and inefficiency is not Gov. Reynolds’ priority with her new task force,” Sen. Janice Weiner (D-Iowa City) said.
“Representation on behalf of the minority party is nowhere to be found on this task force,” Sen. Weiner said. “Where are the public employees who could provide real, actionable advice? Is it the governor’s position that only corporate entities and elected Republicans can spot waste and inefficiency?”
“The governor plans to run budget deficits for each of the next five years, her executive departments are actively withholding critical budget and oversight information from the Legislature, and Iowa taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions of dollars for families who already send their kids to private schools,” Sen. Weiner said. “If the governor wants to address government waste and inefficiency, she should start at home.”