The Department of Energy oversees nuclear weapons sites and subsidizes conventional and alternative fuels. It has a history of fiscal and environmental mismanagement, and its misguided energy regulations have caused large losses to consumers and the broader economy over the decades.

The department runs 34 subsidy programs, and will spend $32 billion in 2019, or $250 for every U.S. household. It employs 16,000 workers directly and oversees about 100,000 contract workers at research facilities across the nation.