Musk, Ramaswamy to discuss DOGE plans with GOP lawmakers

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces DOGE co-leads Musk and Ramaswamy will meet with Republicans on Capitol Hill next week.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are headed to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with Republican lawmakers about ways to cut the fat from the federal government as co-leads of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the incoming Trump administration.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on X that he will host the two billionaires for a discussion with GOP members on Thursday, and issued a save-the-date invitation for all Republican legislators in both the House and Senate for the gathering.

"Looking forward to hosting @elonmusk and @VivekGRamaswamy next week on Capitol Hill to discuss major reform ideas to achieve regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions, and cost savings—& revive the principle of limited government!" Johnson wrote. "@realDonaldTrump has made this possible!"

Musk and Ramaswamy are wasting no time in laying out their vision for slashing government bloat through DOGE. The pair penned an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal last week, explaining how the outside-government agency will operate to determine suggestions for cuts.

The entrepreneurs have vowed to scrap entire government agencies through the DOGE initiative, which they intend to wrap up by July 4, 2026.

In their op-ed, Musk and Ramaswamy largely focused on how DOGE could assist in identifying waste and regulations that could be eliminated through the executive branch.

Now, Johnson's announcement indicates the agency will also be working closely with Congress.