GOP Rep. Lawler: DOGE Is Seeking to Ensure that Every Agency and Department Is Effectively Doing Their Job

RADDATZ And I m ░░░░░░░░ now by Republican Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Lawler of New York ░░░░░░░░ member of the Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Committee Good to see ░░░░░░░░ this morning Congressman I ░░░░░░░░ going to start with ░░░░░░░░ affairs I want to ░░░░░░░░ your reaction to Elon ░░░░░░░░ basically sending out orders ░░░░░░░░ federal workers to lift ░░░░░░░░ accomplishments by Monday night ░░░░░░░░ be fired basically LAWLER ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ that s necessarily feasible ░░░░░░░░ a lot of federal ░░░░░░░░ are under union contract ░░░░░░░░ there s no question ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Government ░░░░░░░░ moves ahead what they ░░░░░░░░ seeking to do is ░░░░░░░░ that every agency and ░░░░░░░░ is effectively and efficiently ░░░░░░░░ their job With seven ░░░░░░░░ 7 trillion budget there ░░░░░░░░ no question that our ░░░░░░░░ has become bloated and ░░░░░░░░ many respects inefficient And ░░░░░░░░ the task at hand ░░░░░░░░ for Elon Musk and ░░░░░░░░ Department of Government Efficiency ░░░░░░░░ the direction of President ░░░░░░░░ is to find efficiencies ░░░░░░░░ savings and make sure ░░░░░░░░ our federal workforce is ░░░░░░░░ their jobs and doing ░░░░░░░░ effectively We have many ░░░░░░░░ many people who do ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal job on behalf ░░░░░░░░ the American people but ░░░░░░░░ think ultimately in any ░░░░░░░░ when a new administration ░░░░░░░░ in whether it s ░░░░░░░░ state government whether it ░░░░░░░░ a local government and ░░░░░░░░ ve served at every ░░░░░░░░ of government you know ░░░░░░░░ new administration is always ░░░░░░░░ to do a review ░░░░░░░░ try to find efficiencies ░░░░░░░░ the board When you ░░░░░░░░ staring down at 36 ░░░░░░░░ in debt and counting ░░░░░░░░ know obviously something has ░░░░░░░░ has to give And ░░░░░░░░ think that s what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing right now ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive forensic audit of ░░░░░░░░ department and agency in ░░░░░░░░ federal government.”