Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, second left, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Senators will vote Thursday on border security legislation that Republicans blocked from i Senator John Cornyn (R- Texas ) will be a part of the newly-formed Senate DOGE Caucus, designed to find and eliminate governmental waste. The caucus, led by Sen.
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), will work with the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, which is helmed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. READ MORE: DOGE reportedly considers mobile tax-filing app to simplify US tax process "Ready to work with [Elon Musk] and [Vivek Ramaswamy] to tackle government waste. The national debt has reached staggering levels, & as a founding member of the Senate DOGE Caucus, I’m committed to tackling it alongside our fearless chair [Joni Ernst]," wrote Cornyn on social media.
In addition to Cornyn and Ernst, Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Florida).
Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), and James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) will make up the Senate DOGE Caucus. Texas will also be represented in the House DOGE Caucus. Rep.
Pete Sessions (R-Texas) will join Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Florida) as co-chairs of the House DOGE Caucus. "According to a report from the GAO, over $2.
7 trillion has been lost in fraud and improper payments since 2003. This is an absolutely unacceptable misuse of taxpayer dollars..
