Senate Republicans voice DOGE concerns in meeting with White House chief of staff
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles worked to alleviate concerns by Senate Republicans Wednesday over Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal bureaucracy.
WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles worked to alleviate concerns by Senate Republicans on Wednesday over Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal bureaucracy, as lawmakers increasingly raise questions about the Department of Government Efficiency's work.
“Everybody’s concerned when you have people cutting out of your state,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said. “But we all understand, it’s — that’s just part of it, you know, we’re way over, bloated, we got to cut back.”
Wiles met with the lawmakers during a visit to Capitol Hill for a lunch with members of the Senate Republican Steering Committee, a group that includes many of the party's most conservative senators.
Senate Republicans who attended the meeting said Wiles fielded several questions regarding the Musk-led operation, and even senators who are supportive of Trump’s agenda requested more transparency regarding DOGE cuts to federal agencies.
“We would like a bigger scoreboard of how it’s going,” Tuberville said.
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