Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced she will forgo House committee assignments and weekly GOP conference meetings, pledging to dedicate more time to aiding the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). She stated her decision on X, citing a need to prioritize efforts to 'save our Republic.'
A Republican lawmaker is declaring that she will forgo many of the traditional day-to-day obligations of the House GOP Conference, suggesting she will dedicate more of her time to aiding the Department of Government Efficiency . Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., said she plans to reject any House committee assignments she is given and will refuse to attend the House GOP’s weekly conference meetings.
do not need to be involved in circuses. I would rather spend more of my time helping … to save our Republic, as was mandated by the American people.' Spartz did not elaborate on how she would focus her efforts on DOGE. She has bucked House GOP leadership several times during the 118th Congress, chiefly on issues of government spending and the national debt. She is currently a member of the House Judiciary Committee.
is a nonbinding advisory panel commissioned by President-elect Donald Trump to recommend areas for cutting spending and improving the efficiency of the federal government. He tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead it, and the push has been met with enthusiasm among House Republicans.
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