Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are expected to discuss the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) on Capitol Hill today. Images and videos of Musk on Capitol Hill have been shared on social media.
While DOGE will be part of the Trump administration’s initiatives to reduce inefficiencies in federal spending, the appeal of cutting government fat appears to cross party lines:
Efficiency over politics
“One of the things that is encouraging seeing the appearance of the DOGE how nonpartisan and even apolitical the interest in this mission was,” Ramaswamy previously mentioned at the Aspen Security Forum.
Even progressive Senator Bernie Sanders chimed in, location “Elon Musk is right” on X. Sanders was referring to cutting military spending, which Musk supports.
Representative Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, also supported DOGE’s intentions, saying, “Cutting ineffective government spending should not be a partisan issue.”
Elon Musk on Capitol Hill this morning to meet with members of Congress @DOGE
Today’s DOGE meeting on Capitol Hill is expected to focus on Republicans exploring budget cuts with the duo. Report from CNBC suggested that for now it appears Musk, Ramaswamy and lawmakers are brainstorming.
The representative of the Democrats, Ro Han, spoke about the inefficiency of the military budget Forbes that “defense contractors are avoiding the American people.” Hanna also defended Tesla and Musk against California Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to exclude Tesla from a potential EV tax break for the state.
Congressman Moskowitz, for his part, took aim at the Department of Homeland Security, saying, “It’s not practical to have 22 agencies within one department.” “I look forward to working with my colleagues to remove FEMA and the Secret Service from DHS and make them independent agencies,” Moskowitz said. Yahoo Finance the report
Optimism and worries:
When he announced the event last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson described the DOGE meeting as an opportunity to discuss “deregulation, administrative cuts and cost savings — and to revive the principle of limited government!”
Isabelle Sawhill, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, however, tempered expectations, saying, “While I wish Elon Musk and (Vivek) Ramaswamy the best of luck in their quest to make the federal government more efficient, it’s unlikely to save a lot of money if the president-elect abandons his promises not to cut Social Security or Medicare.’
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DOGE’s Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meet with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill