EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said his team has uncovered billions of dollars that were wasted at the agency under the Biden administration. (Fox News)
The EPA also sent $160 million to a Canadian electric bus manufacturer under the Biden administration.
Zeldin said the Biden administration sent the full amount to the manufacturer, rather than making payments along the way as school buses were being produced.
Since receiving the money, he added, the company has declared bankruptcy.
"They still haven’t provided $95 million worth of school buses to the 55 school districts," Zeldin said. "It’s the American taxpayer that gets screwed."
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 05, 2024, in Washington, DC. Musk and his Co-Chair, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are meeting with lawmakers today about DOGE, a planned presidential advisory commission with the goal of cutting government spending and increasing efficiency in the federal workforce. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
As the EPA continues to find ways funds are being wasted, President Donald Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is being led by billionaire Elon Musk, also continues to go agency to agency in search of blown tax dollars.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner announced the creation of the DOGE Task Force at HUD on Thursday.
"We will identify and eliminate any waste, fraud and abuse," Turner wrote on X. "Under President Trump’s leadership, business as usual is over."
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He announced his team had identified $260 million in savings, just two days prior.
Fox News Digital’s Christina Shaw contributed to this report.
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