Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) mentioned Thursday he thinks President Trump’s Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) fee, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, will discover “terrible examples” of wasteful government spending.
However he mentioned it’s essential the findings be dropped at Congress, which is chargeable for appropriating authorities funds, in response to the U.S. Structure.
“I believe they’re more likely to discover terrible examples of wasteful spending. I do not contest that. I am certain they’ll legitimately provide transparency and daylight to the American folks. Simply come to Congress, present us what you are discovering, after which pressure up or down votes,” Khanna mentioned in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Field.”
“And if Ro Khanna nonetheless votes for these wasteful spending, I will should reply again dwelling,” he continued.
Khanna criticized Musk’s strategy “simply to cease the funds or make these choices unilaterally.”
“I do not suppose it is efficient,” he mentioned, including that Trump and Musk can “even have a companion with Congress to inform the American folks what’s unsuitable. And if in case you have a great case, the American folks will demand these cuts.”
Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, has mentioned that he’s open to working with Musk and DOGE to chop authorities waste, particularly pointing to doable cuts within the Division of Protection.
“When the president and Elon Musk mentioned that they needed to deliver transparency to authorities, expose waste and fraud, I used to be one of many Democrats who mentioned, ‘OK, let’s work to see the place that may occur,'” Khanna mentioned.
“The issue I’ve is, come to Congress, present the place the fraud is, present the place the wasteful spending is and pressure an up or down vote,” he added. “Do not make that call unilaterally. That simply, in my opinion, violates the Structure. So if he desires to indicate that there is lots of wasteful spending, come to Congress, pressure us to vote on it.”
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