Thu Dec 05 14:30:00 UTC 2024: **Musk and Ramaswamy to Partner with Congress on $2 Trillion Government Spending Cuts**

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-heads of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will meet with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday to discuss plans for slashing up to $2 trillion in government spending. The meetings, with both Senate and House representatives, signal a collaborative effort between the Trump administration’s DOGE and Congress to tackle government waste.

DOGE, created by President-elect Trump, aims to eliminate wasteful spending and bureaucratic inefficiencies by July 4, 2026. Musk and Ramaswamy will participate in a Senate DOGE Caucus meeting chaired by Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bicameral event hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Speaker Johnson stated his intention to discuss major reforms, including regulatory rescissions and administrative reductions.

The duo recently outlined their vision in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, detailing how DOGE will identify areas for cuts, potentially including the elimination of entire government agencies. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the creation of a Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee, chaired by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), to work directly with DOGE on investigating wasteful spending and improving agency efficiency. Sources confirm that Comer and Ramaswamy have already met to coordinate their efforts.

President-elect Trump has described DOGE as “the Manhattan Project of our time,” highlighting the ambitious nature of its goals. With Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, the initiative enjoys significant political support.

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