Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) said that the Trump administration’s buyout of tens of thousands of federal workers was only the first step in its mission to make the government more efficient and to reduce wasteful spending.
Hagerty made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” when asked about the cuts and buyouts.
“I think what President Trump is trying to do is be humane in the process of allowing them to make plans to find other employment, but I certainly think the government is far too big, far too bloated, and we’re on a path now to start to see it shrink,” he said. “This is the first step only, but we’re moving in the right direction.”
He sad that each department and agency would conduct reviews to see where money was being wasted and ways things could be made more efficient.
“This is not unusual, to take a hard look at these programs…
