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Florida Returns Nearly $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds with Help from Elon Musk and DOGE

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Last updated: March 23, 2025 3:19 am
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Florida returns $878M in federal funds with help from Elon Musk and DOGE, marking a win for government efficiency efforts under the Trump administration.
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Florida Teams Up with Elon Musk’s DOGE to Slash Federal Spending Funds ReturnedBillions Saved through DOGE

Florida Teams Up with Elon Musk’s DOGE to Slash Federal Spending

 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this weekend that the state successfully returned over $878 million in federal taxpayer funds to the U.S. Treasury. The move, finalized on Friday, came after a meeting with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the newly formed initiative under the Trump administration aimed at reducing government waste. Musk hailed the achievement on X, stating, “Almost a billion dollars of your taxpayer money saved,” in response to DeSantis.

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DeSantis, a vocal critic of federal overreach, explained that Florida had been attempting to return the funds for years due to what he described as “ideological strings attached by the Biden Administration.” According to the governor, the previous administration lacked a clear mechanism to accept the returned money, leaving the state in limbo. “For years, Florida has been trying to return federal funds to the federal government… but they couldn’t even figure out how to accept it,” DeSantis stated. “Today, I met with @elonmusk and the DOGE team, and we got this done in the same day.”

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The funds, totaling exactly $878,112,000, were formally returned following DeSantis’s discussions with Musk, who serves as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump and leads DOGE. The initiative, launched shortly after Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, seeks to streamline government operations and cut wasteful spending. Florida’s action marks a significant early win for DOGE and their work to cut government waste. The left, on the other hand is attempting to spread a false narrative about the work and stir violence and protests across the country, seeking to undermine Trump’s incredible, lightning speed progress.

In an email to the U.S. Treasury Department, DeSantis’s office emphasized the state’s commitment to fiscal prudence, stating, “At the direction of Governor DeSantis and following his meeting with Elon Musk today, the State of Florida is formally returning $878,112,000 in taxpayer dollars to the federal government as part of DOGE’s efforts.” The office also signaled that Florida would continue to identify additional unused or surplus federal funding for potential return, urging other states to follow suit. “We hope our actions serve as a model for other states to follow,” the statement read.

Billions Saved through DOGE

Musk’s enthusiastic response underscored the broader mission of DOGE, which he claims has already saved taxpayers billions through terminations of federal contracts and workforce reductions.

For DeSantis, the move aligns with his long-standing resistance to federal funding that comes with conditions he deems overly restrictive or ideologically driven. Over the past few years, Florida has rejected billions in federal aid, including programs tied to climate initiatives and Medicaid expansion, citing concerns over state sovereignty and fiscal independence. The $878 million returned this week adds to that tally, reinforcing Florida’s position as a leader in challenging federal spending priorities.

DeSantis praised the efficiency of the process, suggesting that other states “should follow Florida in supporting DOGE’s efforts.” Whether other states will heed his call remains to be seen, but Florida’s action sets a precedent that could influence national debates over fiscal policy and government accountability. For now, DeSantis and Musk are celebrating a victory in their shared goal of trimming what they see as bureaucratic excess, one dollar at a time.

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