That federal politicians need to take action to support DOGE’s initiatives, an aim that may encounter opposition in a Congress that is sharply divided and mired in ongoing financial disputes.
Democrats may use the federal shutdown deadline, which is little over a month away, as leverage against DOGE, according to Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.).
A panel for federal employee whistleblowers is part of Schumer’s four-pronged campaign to oppose the Trump administration.
He and his House colleague, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), have also sponsored legislation to limit DOGE’s access to Treasury data. Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Joni.
Ernst (R-Iowa) have introduced bundles of measures pertaining to DOGE on the other side of the aisle. Lankford is a member of the Senate’s DOGE Caucus, which Ernst founded.
Although there was some contact between DOGE and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Moore, the co-chair of the House DOGE Caucus, told The Epoch Times.
That pro-DOGE members were working on “parallel work” apart from both DOGE and Musk. Moore said that while there was some contact when it started, he has not spoken to DOGE since.