Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are on Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with lawmakers about cutting trillions of dollars in wasteful government spending.
According to Fox News, Musk and Ramaswamy are expected to attend the first Senate DOGE Caucus meeting chaired by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).
The pair will also meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who posted about the meeting last week on X.
“Looking forward to hosting @elonmusk and@VivekGRamaswamy next week on Capitol Hill to discuss major reform ideas to achieve regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions, and cost savings—& revive the principle of limited government! @realDonaldTrump has made this possible!
From Fox News:
Musk and Ramaswamy are wasting no time laying out their vision for slashing government bloat through DOGE. The pair penned an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal last month, explaining how the outside-government agency will operate to determine suggestions for cuts.
The entrepreneurs have vowed to scrap entire government agencies through the DOGE initiative, which they intend to wrap up by July 4, 2026.
In their op-ed, Musk and Ramaswamy largely focused on how DOGE could assist in identifying waste and regulations that could be eliminated through the executive branch.
Republicans will control the White House and both chambers of the legislature when Trump returns to office in January, and many GOP lawmakers have already expressed interest in assisting the agency.
It’s not just Republicans who are eager to work with DOGE. Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) is excited to help the pair cut waste, as well.
Moskowitz joined the House DOGE caucus.
“Today, I will join the Congressional DOGE Caucus, because I believe that streamlining government processes and reducing ineffective government spending should not be a partisan issue,” Moskowitz said in a statement on Tuesday. “I’ve been clear that there are ways we can reorganize our government to make it work better for the American people.”
