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Youngkin Slashes Government Red Tape, Saving Virginians $1.2 Billion Each Year

July 13, 2025 Youngkin, slashes, Virginians, year, government, Billion, each, saving, Tape, $1.20 comment

With roughly just six months before he leaves office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., is blazing forward with no signs of stopping. Youngkin announced on July 8 his team had approved reforms that streamline nearly 27% of the regulatory requirements in the Code of Virginia. In other words, Youngkin cut more than a quarter of the state government’s red tape. This tape often makes life—from building a home to opening a business—worse rather than better. The governor’s team projects these reforms will save Virginia citizens more than $ 1.2 billion per…

How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising

July 10, 2024 spends, Advertising, year, government, Billion, Dollar's0 comment

The federal government is among the biggest spenders on advertising. At about $ 1.3 billion a year, it’s in the top 25 U.S. spenders. The Government Accountability Office has new analysis of which agencies spend the most on advertising, and the companies they spend it with. GAO’s Director of Strategic Issues Jessica Lucas-Judy joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Interview transcript: Tom Temin Jessica Lucas-Judy. Ms. Lucas-Judy, what prompted GAO to look at something that in the grand scheme of things is not that big of a deal? Spending…

Meet the guy who oversaw the recovery of more than a billion dollars of stolen pandemic relief

September 11, 2022 relief, stolen, recovery, Dollar's, Pandemic, oversaw, more, than, Billion, Meet0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The government showed how fast it could spend money when Congress printed trillions for pandemic relief. Well, now it’s the morning after. Our next guest led a nationwide criminal investigation that so far has clawed back more than a billion dollars anyway, awarded to frauds under the Paycheck Protection Program and prevented maybe twice that much from going out in the first place. He’s an assistant special agent in charge with the…

Biden begs Congress to pass $52 billion semiconductor bill

July 25, 2022 Biden, Billion, Bill, pass, begs, semiconductor, Congress0 comment

President Biden on Monday pleaded with Congress to pass a $ 52 billion payout to semiconductor manufacturers as lawmakers face a make-or-break week to get the bill across the finish line. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden boasts $27 billion in bridge repair spending

January 15, 2022 Biden, spending, Billion, Bridge, Boasts, repair0 comment

President Biden on Friday announced that his administration will distribute $ 27 billion to repair or replace 15,000 bridges across the country. The funds will be doled out as part of the bipartisan infrastructure spending Mr. Biden signed into law in November. He said the funds were the largest investment in … The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden to spend $1 billion to challenge meat industry giants that he blames for high inflation

January 4, 2022 Inflation, high, Biden, challenge, Billion, spend, 'Meat, Blames, industry, Giants0 comment

President Biden on Monday pledged $ 1 billion of taxpayer money to boost independent meat and poultry producers and undercut industry giants, escalating his months-long battle with the meat industry over high inflation. Mr. Biden said four large companies control 85% of the beef market, 54% of the poultry market, and … The Washington Times stories: White House