A GOP member of the House is lamenting new "duck ramps" on Capitol grounds as an example of "government waste."

"If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it must be government waste," Rep. Mark Walker Bradley (Mark) Mark WalkerMike Johnson to run for vice chairman of House GOP conference The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Woodward book revelations rock Washington The Hill's 12:30 Report — Presented by Facebook — Trump, Biden duel in final stretch | Vaccine trial on pause after recipient's 'potentially unexplained illness' | Biden visits Michigan | Trump campaign has 18 events in 11 states planned in the next week MORE (R-N.C.) tweeted on Tuesday.

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it must be government waste. pic.twitter.com/JKgabZ47O5 — Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) May 15, 2017

The ramps are intended to help ducklings go in and out of the Capitol reflecting pool, and were built in collaboration with City Wildlife, a nonprofit organization that rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife in Washington.

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"The Capitol Reflecting Pool has been a popular attraction – for ducks and humans!" Architect of the Capitol spokeswoman Erin Courtney wrote in a blog post on Monday. But, "some ducklings have trouble climbing out of the pool or returning to it once out of the water," prompting the construction of the ramps.

The reflecting pool is currently home to four families of Mallard ducks.

Walker is the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative House members that advocates for cuts in nondefense spending. His claim of government waste on Tuesday garnered backlash from many on social media.

I'm from North Carolina and I'm more proud of this duck ramp than I am of you representing my state. https://t.co/Azj44fq4gy — Emily V Gordon (@emilyvgordon) May 16, 2017

I say we taxpayers should keep the duck ramp and stop paying the Congressman. pic.twitter.com/pYaUcwIFEG — William (@WilliamMN2017) May 16, 2017

$30 - lumber

$40 - paint

$120 - design

$63,000,000 - Trump Golf Trips

$200 - labour

someone plz help me budget this duck ramp https://t.co/jpsGWQZV4G — Dan Olson w/ an 'O' (@FoldableHuman) May 16, 2017

Reporting the hard hitting issue of rampant duck ramp spending in America https://t.co/8HufpuXPfb — Star-Lord (@Gloriousroyalty) May 16, 2017

@darth Mar-A-Lago Trips: $3mil

Flotus Security NYC: $1mil/day

Duck Ramp: $30

Medicaid Cuts: $800 mil

Somone good at the econoomy please help me — Jmart (@jmart2530) May 16, 2017