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Senator Marsha Blackburn will launch one package of legislation supporting the goals of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as Republican lawmakers launch legislative efforts to join cost-cutting efforts.
The Tennessee Republican announced her plans to introduce the “DOGE Acts” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. They would try to move federal agencies out of Washington, DC, freeze federal hiring and salaries for a year, and bring federal workers back to the office.
The GOP senator He will reportedly unveil a series of measures that will further reflect the new agency’s framework for reducing government spending, according to the senators’ spokesman.
“I will introduce legislation that matches @DOGE’s plan to make the federal government more efficient,” Blackburn said in a post on X.
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“My DOGE Act will freeze federal hiring, begin the process of moving agencies out of the D.C. swamp, and establish a merit-based pay system for the federal workforce,” Blackburn said.
A spokesperson for the senator later revealed that she plans to announce several such bills.
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“Senator Blackburn plans to introduce a package of bills, known as the DOGE Acts, aimed at making the federal government more accountable for the stewardship of taxpayer dollars next week,” the spokesman said Blackburn in a statement, Hill reported. “DOGE Acts Fit Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Plan to Make Federal Government More Efficient.”
Vivek Ramaswamy arrives to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Thursday, December 5, 2024. (Al Drago)
Musk replied to the senator’s tweet, writing “thank you” in a post.
The announcement came after Musk and Ramaswamy, the pair appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the effort, spent the day meeting with lawmakers to discuss cost-cutting opportunities and targets.
The lawmakers told Fox News Digital who were “very impressed” with the DOGE framework after their meetings with the duo.
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell)
Along with Blackburn’s legislative plans, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the Senate DOGE Caucus, unveiled a 60-page cost-cutting proposal during a meeting with GOP senators and Ramaswamy on Thursday.
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DOGE’s efforts have already garnered bipartisan support from Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, who joins the House GOP-led congressional caucus. Before the meeting with Congress, Musk was asked if he wanted to Democratic members to be part of the DOGE talks, to which he was heard replying, “Yes.”