Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., insisted on Sunday there might be “bipartisan cooperation” to root out authorities inefficiency with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
ABC’s “This Week” host Martha Raddatz requested the Democratic lawmaker about current discussions with Musk over President-elect Donald Trump’s push to chop authorities spending.
Though it stays a largely a Republican endeavor, Khanna was optimistic about working with Musk to deal with wasteful spending.
Rep. Ro Khanna spoke concerning the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) on ABC’s “The Week” on Sunday. (ABC screenshot)
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“Well, there’s one area. Elon Musk was brilliant in that he worked with President Obama and Ash Carter to have Space X and that disrupted Boeing and Lockheed. We were getting ripped off, the American people, and putting satellites up to space. And President Obama, under his leadership, Ash Carter’s leadership, they said, Elon, with Space X, you can bid on launching these rockets. He had reusable rockets that—” Khanna mentioned.
“Now go to your conversation with him,” Raddatz interrupted.
He continued, “Well, we’ve talked about that. And I made the case to him that Tesla and SpaceX have been funded by the Obama government and let’s have a role for government. But let’s look at what you did with Space X. Why can’t we do that with other parts of the five primes to reduce costs? I think when it comes to defense, getting better defense for value and cutting costs, there can be huge bipartisan cooperation.”
Musk and his Co-Chair, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy met with lawmakers on Thursday about DOGE, a deliberate presidential advisory fee with the objective of reducing authorities spending and growing effectivity within the federal workforce. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs)
Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy presently co-lead DOGE (Division of Authorities Effectivity), which is not a proper authorities division, and have been assembly with a number of Republican Senate and Home members over methods to slash spending.
The DOGE Caucus formally grew to become bipartisan on Tuesday after Florida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz introduced he can be becoming a member of the group, advocating for eradicating the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) from the Division of Homeland Safety (DHS).
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“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 mentioned in an announcement.
Congress is racing to be able to execute the suggestions of Trump’s new DOGE fee. (Getty Photographs)
“I’ve been clear that there are ways we can reorganize our government to make it work better for the American people. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security, while very necessary, has gotten too big,” Moskowitz mentioned.
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