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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The Delivering connected Government Efficiency subcommittee, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., volition clasp its archetypal proceeding Wednesday arsenic Congress begins moving with the White House connected President Donald Trump's program to reshape the national government.
The caller House subcommittee, a spouse to billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, could beryllium a important legislative instrumentality for Trump's agenda. Greene, who met with Musk and Trump connected Monday, said Wednesday's proceeding volition motorboat "a warfare connected waste."
The hearing, afloat titled “The War connected Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud," volition diagnostic grounds from a erstwhile FBI cause and the manager of the United Council connected Welfare Fraud. It comes arsenic Democrats and immoderate authorities workers are protesting monolithic cuts to the national workforce and Musk's power successful the White House.
"DOGE subcommittee members volition enactment with adept witnesses to analyse however Congress tin assistance the president successful the effort to stamp retired improper payments and fraud," Greene said successful a quality release.
Trump: DOGE has found 'tremendous' fraud
The proceeding follows Trump's claims that DOGE has uncovered tens of billions of dollars successful fraud and abuse, blaming atrocious authorities contracts.
"We're uncovering tremendous fraud and tremendous abuse. If I request a ballot of Congress to find fraud and abuse, it's good by me. I deliberation we'll get the vote," Trump said portion speaking to reporters Tuesday alongside Musk successful the Oval Office.
Musk added, "The radical voted for large authorities reform, and that's what the radical are going to get. They're going to get what they voted for."
Trump's executive order limits new hires
As the White House looks to bargain retired astir 2 cardinal national authorities employees, Trump is limiting national agencies to hiring 1 idiosyncratic for each 4 who leave.
The deadline for national employees to judge a buyout connection was extended indefinitely Monday arsenic a suit to artifact the program continues successful court.
The Office of Personnel Management has offered national workers who resign wage and benefits done September. The White House has called the connection “generous” and reported that much than 65,000 workers, astir 2.5% of the national civilian workforce, have accepted the buyout.
The buyout is portion of Trump’s purpose to trim the national workforce and aligns with plans to chopped staffing for U.S. assistance projects worldwide arsenic portion of the administration’s efforts to dismantle USAID.
Democrats question legality of DOGE actions
Democrats person continued to question the legality of DOGE's actions, including spending cuts and the downsizing of the national workforce.
The moves person sparked protests successful Washington, D.C., wherever thousands of American Federation of Government Workers national members and supporters rallied extracurricular the Capitol, with immoderate holding signs and chanting against Trump and Musk.
