Congress will have a US House subcommittee to keep an eye on Trump consultant’s at DOGE…
And it IS gonna be FIREWORK’S with the lineup of Republicans and Democrats…
The House subcommittee overseeing President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is stacked with some of the most outspoken and ideological lawmakers in both parties, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The House Oversight Committee faced a similar dynamic two years ago, predictably leading to some of the 118th Congress’ flashiest, most attention-grabbing hearings.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), whose mere presence on a committee is enough to cause upheaval, will be chairing Oversight’s DOGE subcommittee.
- Several of the GOP members are from the right-wing Freedom Caucus, with other big names such as Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and freshman rising stars like Reps. Brian Jack (R-Ga.) and Brandon Gill (R-Texas).
Driving the news: Democrats’ members similarly include a healthy number of Congressional Progressive Caucus members, according to a list obtained by Axios.
- Led by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), the list features big-name progressive Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) and Greg Casar (D-Texas), the chair of the CPC.
- It also includes Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), a fiery defender of D.C.’s interests on Capitol Hill, and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), an Oversight Committee mainstay.
- Crockett in particular is known for her biting rejoinders in committee hearings and for sparring with firebrand Republicans like Taylor Greene.
Between the lines: This is the kind of committee you put together when you’re trying to stage the Capitol Hill equivalent of bare-knuckle brawls.
- Few, if any, of the Republicans and Democrats on this committee are considered bipartisan dealmakers prepared to reach across the aisle on reasonable spending cuts and revenue raisers…..
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