‘Cutting Waste Is Not A Partisan Idea’: Trump’s DOGE Secures Support From Dem Lawmakers

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s plans to cut waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government’s nearly $7 trillion budget through President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is beginning to attract support from a notable group: Democratic lawmakers.

Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz is the first Democratic lawmaker to join the House’s DOGE Caucus helmed by Republican Reps. Aaron Bean of Florida and Pete Sessions of Texas, according to a Tuesday press release.

“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 wrote. “I’ve been clear that there are ways we can reorganize our government to make it work better for the American people.”

The Florida Democrat is asking the DOGE to examine the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) budget and has suggested that the commission recommend establishing the Secret Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — currently under DHS control — as independent agencies, according to Moskowitz’s press release.

“For the people at DOGE, if Vivek and Elon are listening, you need to look at Homeland ,” Moskowitz said during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Nov. 19, where the Florida Democrat advocated for DHS reform.

Moskowitz’s Democratic colleague California Rep. Ro Khanna has also voiced support for the DOGE, particularly regarding the commission’s potential to trim the Department of Defense’s (DoD) nearly $900 billion budget.