Department of Government Efficiency co-leads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are headed to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with Republican members of Congress.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are headed to Washington, D.C., to meet with Republican lawmakers about ways to cut the fat from the federal government as co-leads of the Department of Government Efficiency under the incoming Trump administration. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on X that he will host the two billionaires for a discussion with GOP members on Dec. 5, and issued a save-the-date invitation for all Republican legislators in both the House and Senate for the gathering.
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. Now, Johnson's announcement indicates the agency will also be working closely with Congress.
But DOGE critics have expressed skepticism that it would be able to deliver on the ambitious plans for massive cuts to the federal government, citing limitations on presidential power, as well as the fact that Republicans' narrow majorities will mean the GOP will likely need buy-in from some Democrats to pass legislation that would impose cuts. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
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