With the big government status quo holding firm and the American national debt continuing to balloon without any relief in sight, conservatives have long sought drastic cuts to the federal government’s size and scope, including dismantling the Dept. of Education and withdrawing the United States from the UN.

On the other hand, there are lawmakers who are determined to undo this enormous government abomination.

Among these legislators is the Republican from Texas, Chip Roy.

Roy mentioned “two reasons to decrease spending” in a phone interview with conservatives. Cutting expenditures helps remove support for organizations that destroy people’s way of life, he said, before mentioning the quickly growing $34.5 trillion national debt. Republican colleagues, according to Roy, are “too weak” to take such a stand.

According to the conservative lawmaker, “Republicans worry more about” possessing power than making good use of it.

According to his interview with Blaze News, he thinks the United States “should terminate most international aid” and cut spending by a significant amount. Additionally, he proposed that the United States implement a “simple tax regime” like a flat tax or a national sales tax.

Late last year, Roy proposed a bill to withdraw the United States from the UN and stop funding the globalist group with American funds. One of the original co-sponsors was Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Rogers.

Roy’s interview with Blaze News revealed that the United Nations consistently opposes the welfare of the United States.

The “Disengaging From the UN Act of 2023” states, in part, that “the President shall end all membership by the United States in the UN and in any organ, commission, or other formally connected body of the United Nations.”

The proposal states that the United States cannot appropriate or otherwise make available any funds for voluntary contributions to the UN or other formally connected body of the UN. However, the proposal does allow for the appropriation of funds to help with the United States’ withdrawal of personnel and equipment and to terminate its membership, as stated in sections 2 and 3, respectively.

Although the conservative grassroots would undoubtedly applaud such a move, the bill has failed to receive a vote in the House despite Republicans’ control of the chamber.

On X, Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee “who spearheaded the Senate’s resolution to withdraw from the United Nations” suggested doing away with the Transportation Security Admin.

We need to get rid of the TSA now. If no federal agency steps in to help airlines protect their flights, the airlines will do it on their own. With less groping and more respect for travelers, they will perform a better job than TSA, Lee tweeted. Plus, they will not undermine the Constitution.

Representative Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), a Republican who is also a supporter of the resolution to pull the United States out of the United Nations, has advocated for a brief bill that would eliminate the Department of Education.

The language of the proposal states that “the Dept. of Education shall end on Dec. 31, 2023.”

Roy, one of the initial cosponsors, said that states should deal with the education issue when speaking to Blaze News.

Reps. Andy Biggs (AZ), Dan Bishop (NC), Lauren Boebert (CO), Eric Burlison (MO), Harriet Hageman (WY), Rich McCormick (GA), Mary Miller (IL), and Roy (IL) were original Republican cosponsors of Massie’s reintroduction of the department termination proposal last year.

A vote in the House is still pending on the bill.

As part of last year’s deliberations on the “Parents Bill of Rights,” the chamber considered an amendment that would have ended the Dept. of Education’s and the Secretary of Education’s power to run elementary and secondary education-related programs and offices by December 31, 2023.

A total of 60 Republicans and 205 Democrats voted against the proposed amendment, which ultimately lost with a vote of 161-265.

“For the first time since its formation, I was able to obtain a floor vote on whether the Dept. of Education should exist,” Massie said to Blaze News, referring to the open appropriations process under Kevin McCarthy. “The measure’s 161 votes were encouraging.”

While a’sense of’ provision may be part of a measure that eventually becomes law, the Congressional Research Service points out that such provisions only serve to convey the viewpoint of the relevant chamber or Congress. They are not legally binding and have no influence on public policy.