Let’s be honest, a trip to the grocery store feels like a punch to the gut these days. The cost of gas, eggs, and bread continues to punish household budgets, forcing hardworking Americans to make choices they shouldn’t have to. It’s a daily battle that requires discipline and a sharp eye on every dollar.

You would think our esteemed leaders in Washington, D.C., would see this and act accordingly. You might even assume that with citizens tightening their belts, the federal government would be scrambling to cut every ounce of waste. But as one of the most powerful Democrats just made painfully clear, their priority isn’t your financial security. It’s spending even more of your money.

Speaking recently at a forum, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled the Democrats’ plan if they retake control in the midterms.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will push to restore federal funding cut under the Department of Government Efficiency and potentially increase spending beyond prior levels, as lawmakers continue negotiations over the 2026 budget.

Schumer made the comments Thursday when asked whether he would work to replenish funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development during a forum hosted by the Center for American Progress…

“If you look at the budget we’re working on right now, we restore most of the cuts. And even go higher than previous years on many of the programs that DOGE slashed.”

He said it out loud. Schumer isn’t just proposing new programs. He is openly promising to reverse the successful, common-sense cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—a Trump administration initiative that found over $215 billion in federal waste. Republicans managed to enact $115 billion of those cuts, a rare win for the American taxpayer.

Now, Democrats are campaigning on bringing all that wasteful spending back, and then piling more on top.

The Swamp’s Revenge

The DOGE program was precisely the kind of move Americans have been screaming for. It gave officials a simple mission: find and destroy waste, fraud, and abuse. And it delivered.

Just look at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where a DOGE task force identified an incredible $260 million in savings. This is money that would have otherwise vanished into the D.C. ether. Instead of being hailed as a victory for responsible governance, this success is now on the Democrats’ hit list.

But this isn’t just about sloppy accounting. The “waste” Schumer wants to bring back is the slush fund for a radical political agenda that has nothing to do with serving the American people.

Paying for Their Radical Agenda

So, what kind of spending did DOGE actually eliminate? According to a Breitbart report, the HUD task force terminated a cool $4 million in contracts for pushing divisive “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) initiatives.

There it is. That’s the game. While you’re trying to figure out how to afford a carton of eggs, your tax dollars are paying for PowerPoints on pronouns. President Trump’s DOGE program started to clean it up, but Schumer just promised to turn the spigot of your hard-earned money right back on.

A vote for the Democrats in the upcoming midterms is no longer a guess. It is a vote to restore waste, fraud, and abuse. It is a vote to make the affordability crisis worse by deliberately ballooning the federal budget. It is an explicit promise to take your money and use it to fund an ideological crusade that you fundamentally oppose.

As you sit at your kitchen table, figuring out your budget, just know that the Democratic leadership is in Washington is figuring out new ways to spend your money. They aren’t hiding their plans anymore; they are campaigning on them. Remember that this November.

Key Takeaways

• Top Democrats have vowed to restore billions in spending cuts if they win the midterms.
• This includes restoring taxpayer funding for divisive and wasteful DEI initiatives.
• Their plan will directly worsen the affordability crisis for American families.
• This promise reveals the Swamp’s determination to protect its wasteful spending at all costs.

Sources: The Post Millennial, Breitbart