Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is joining the House of Representatives DOGE Caucus.
RedState reports The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is now officially bipartisan.
Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is joining the House of Representatives DOGE Caucus.
“Today I will join the Congressional DOGE Caucus, because I believe that streamlining government processes and reducing ineffective government spending should not be a partisan issue,” Moskowitz said in a statement.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., announced on Tuesday that he would be joining the House of Representatives’ DOGE Caucus, becoming the first Democrat in the now-bipartisan group.
He advocated for removing the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) from the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), something floated by several Republican lawmakers months ago.
Now, there’s a goal that seems impossible to oppose. Who could not think that streamlining government processes and reducing ineffective government spending is a good idea? Of course, many of Rep. Moskowitz’s Democrat colleagues will oppose the DOGE efforts, as most of that party have never seen any government spending or expansion of the bureaucracy that they weren’t in favor of.
One wonders if Rep. Moskowitz will be labeled a “Democrat in Name Only (DINO).” Is that a thing?
The Department of Homeland Security, we might note, has only been in existence since 2003. We got along without it before then. Why not eliminate it altogether and rotate the functions initially folded into the DHS back to where they were? That seems like something one might place in the category of “a good start.”
For the moment, this idea seems to be building up a head of steam. Americans in general, at least those who are not in the notorious Squad or who are Squad-adjacent, think that Washington City could stand to have a little — or a lot — of fat trimmed away. Some of us would like to see a lot more than that. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are talking about swinging a broad axe, and may well propose eliminating entire agencies.
The DOGE — and all of us conservatives and libertarians, anyone who favors limited government, would do well to remember the words of Barry Goldwater:
I have little interest in streamlining the government or in making it more efficient, for I intend to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
Let us hear it for reducing the size of government, Mr. Moskowitz! Release the DOGE, and may it bite deep.
The Doge Caucus is Bicameral. That means Senators and Representatives can both be members.
Bernie Sanders on DOGE
Newsweek reports Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, suggested that the defense budget could be area of bipartisan collaboration. Musk simply wrote “Cool!” to Khanna’s post that the House Armed Services Committee will work with DOGE on “cutting waste, fraud, and abuse,” pertaining to the defense budget.
Bicameral DOGE Caucus
Press Release November 25: Senator Ernst Joins Congressman Bean in Creating Bicameral DOGE Caucus
on Tuesday, November 19, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) launched the Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus to reduce waste, fraud and abuse. On Friday, November 22, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) launched the DOGE Caucus in the Senate.
D.O.G.E Bicameral Caucus Members
- House Members: Cory Mills (FL-7), Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Josh Brecheen (OK-02), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Ben Cline (VA-06), Jim Baird (IN-04), Tim Walberg (MI-05), Daniel Webster (FL-11), David Rouzer (NC-07), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Andy Barr (KY-06), Michael Burgess (TX-26), Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Scott Franklin (FL-18), Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Randy Weber (TX-14), Glenn Grothman (WI-6), Joe Wilson (SC-02), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Gary Palmer (AL-06), Beth Van Duyne (TX-06), Rick Allen (GA-12), Tom McClintock (CA-05), Ron Estes (KS-04),Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Roger Williams (TX-25), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Carlos Gimenez (FL-28), Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), and Mike Rulli (OH-06). [New Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)]
- Senate Members: John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and James Lankford (R-OK).
I am pleased to report DOGE is bipartisan. The only commitment appears to be a willingness to reduce government waste.
And I am disappointed in any Republicans who turn their backs on DOGE.
However, I would worry about letting half-hearted members like Bernie in the caucus. But there is no reason Bernie and others can’t support the ideas they agree with or to submit ideas to DOGE.
The Real Power Vested in Doge
Please note that the two sheriffs, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have no real power. All they can do is suggest ideas.
The true power belongs in the Senate and House deputies. They are the only ones who can pass legislation.
Whether you are a Republican or Democrat member of Congress, what your excuse for not at least cooperating with DOGE?
Applications accepted now.
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