Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida became the first Democrat to join the bipartisan House DOGE caucus on Tuesday.
The DOGE caucus was formed after President-elect Donald Trump announced the new Department of Government Efficiency, which former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamay and tech mogul Elon Musk would be leading in the incoming administration. Although the House caucus has solely consisted of Republicans until this point, Moskowitz expressed that government efficiency “should not be a partisan issue.”
‘The Caucus should look at the bureaucracy that DHS has become and include recommendations to make Secret Service and FEMA independent federal agencies with a direct report to the White House.’
“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 said in a Tuesday statement. “I’ve been clear that there are ways we can reorganize our government to make it work better for the American people.”
Moskowitz specifically pointed to the DHS and the many federal agencies under its purview, including FEMA and the Secret Service.
“Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security, while very necessary, has gotten too big,” Moskowitz continued. “The Caucus should look at the bureaucracy that DHS has become and include recommendations to make Secret Service and FEMA independent federal agencies with a direct report to the White House.”
Both federal agencies have been under severe scrutiny over the last few months. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been critical of the Secret Service following the first assassination attempt against Trump back in July. FEMA also received backlash in November after reports revealed that agency officials directed employees to skip houses devastated by Hurricane Milton in Florida if they had visible pro-Trump displays and signs.
“It is not practical to have 22 agencies under this one department,” Moskowitz continued. “I look forward to working in a bipartisan manner with my colleagues to remove FEMA and Secret Service from DHS.”
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