Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) credited the Department of Government Efficiency for uncovering the spending at the U.S. Agency for International Development that she “spent years” investigating.

Ernst is the founder and chairwoman of the Senate DOGE caucus. Long before Elon Musk became DOGE head, Ernst had a “Make ‘Em Squeal” campaign, which had a mission to “cut wasteful spending,” according to her website. The senator appeared on Fox News’s The Faulkner Focus on Thursday to thank Musk for his work to “make sure that their taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely and furthering American interests.”