Rep. Jared Moscowitz (D-Fla.) said in a new interview that the House’s Dooger panel, originally designed to supplement Elon Musk’s work at the White House, is now completely gone.
“The Duger caucus is dead,” Moscowwitz said in a Political Interview published on Tuesday in a Q&A form.
“We haven’t met in a few months.” “We only had two general meetings in five months.”
Moskowitz became the first Democrat to join the House caucus in December, which aims to support the efforts of the Musk administration’s Ministry of Efficiency (DOGE) to find waste and fraud in the federal government.
At the time, Moskowitz opposed criticism from fellow Democratic Party members, saying, “The time to stay in a safe space is over” and “we have to go to where the conversation is happening.”
By February, however, Moscowwitz said that despite some good discussions the group has been doing, they have not been told that they will work in Musk.
“It doesn’t seem to be any communication between what Elon does and the caucus. It seems Congress has lagged behind and been left out,” Moskowitz said in February.
Three months later, Moscowwitz said he still didn’t hear anything about Musk’s path.
“We were not involved in anything at all (which happened in Doge), and Elon was responsible.
Moskowitz said he was open to some layoffs to improve efficiency, and he regretted what he believed was the failure of the Things Commission.
Moscowwitz told Politico: “The Governor was a complete failure. It was a complete failure.
“Ask Newark people … how efficient they are.” He added, referring to the airport, which has suffered delays and staff shortages in recent weeks.
Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), a co-chair of a caucus, told Politico in a statement that they were “just getting started.”
“Congress can implement long-term change, and our 100 members and eight professional working groups are working to codify critical reforms and prepare legislation to free up legislation that saves for the American people,” Bean said in a statement.