WASHINGTON, DC – Lawmakers told FOX News Digital they are “very impressed” with President-elect Donald Trump's policies. Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE) framework in talks with government appointees Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Capitol Hill.
In November, President Trump named Tesla CEO Musk and former presidential candidate Ramaswamy to co-lead DOGE, a new federal department aimed at reducing government waste and costs under his administration. did.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate DOGE caucus, led a meeting with senators Thursday and released a 60-page cost-cutting proposal. Ramawathy attended the meeting, and Musk also sat with incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota and others.
“I'm very impressed with what Elon and Vivec are trying to accomplish,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, told Fox News Digital after the DOGE caucus. “I can’t speak to what they will propose, but I have known them for a long time and I think they will do a great job.”
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On Thursday, December 5, 2024, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chairman and Co-Founder of Strive Asset Management (The Center), arrived at the Capitol in Washington, DC to meet with members of Congress. (Al Drago)
The senators who attended the meeting did not specify specifically where DOGE intended to cut costs, but all agreed that the conversation was productive.
Sen. Ted Budd, RN.C., said Thursday's meeting “showed that many of us are on the same page.” “We need to get government back to serving the people.”
Budd added that he believes Musk and Ramaswamy are “the right people at this time” to reduce government costs.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) told Fox News Digital that DOGE is developing “hundreds of ideas” toward achieving a “balanced budget.”
“It was a great conversation,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) said after the meeting.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Elon Musk to head his administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Brandon Bell)
Sen. Thom Tillis, R.N.C. “What we're doing is just the following.” The art of possibility. ”
Tillis added that he believes Democrats will work with DOGE.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Arkansas, said his top cost priority is fixing “the regulatory burden and litigation abuse of everything we do in America.”
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine also told reporters, “It was a good meeting.”
Sen. Joni Ernst chairs the Senate DOGE Caucus. (Samuel Colm)
At Thursday's DOGE caucus, Ernst urged Congress to redeploy Washington staff across the country and to set a goal for all federal agencies to reach 60% daily occupancy in their headquarters. proposed.
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According to Ernst's report, a copy shared with Fox News Digital, only 6% of employees currently report in person full-time, and nearly a third work remotely. It turns out.
FOX News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
