The co-chairs of the new “Department of Government Efficiency,” an unofficial advisory panel nicknamed DOGE, made the rounds on Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with GOP lawmakers and lay the groundwork for next year’s effort to slash federal spending and regulations.
Tesla founder Elon Musk and biotech magnate Vivek Ramaswamy spent much of the day crisscrossing the Capitol to court the lawmakers whose support would be critical to implement major budget cuts.
But they mostly stayed out of public sight, meeting congressional leaders and rank-and-file Republicans in closed-door sessions to explain their mission and build political support.
