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Iowa governor tells Oversight Committee her state 'did DOGE before DOGE' and saved $217 million
Summary
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds testified to the House Oversight Committee about a multi-year state reorganization that consolidated agencies, reduced regulations and produced $217 million in savings in 18 months, which she presented as a model for federal reform.
Governor Kim Reynolds told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that her statewide reorganization cut duplication, reduced the number of executive cabinet-level departments and sped the delivery of services — and urged federal lawmakers to consider similar reforms.
"Iowa was doing Doge before Doge was a thing," Reynolds told the committee in opening testimony, using the hearing's shorthand for the White House Department of Government Efficiency effort. Reynolds said that when she took office the state's tax and administrative structures were complex and "we were too big, too fragmented, and too inefficient."
Reynolds detailed steps taken in Iowa: - Consolidation: She said her administration reduced the governor's cabinet from 37…
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