Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Thursday against an idea floated by President Donald Trump to reward U.S. taxpayers with DOGE stimulus checks. The time isn’t right, the speaker argued, to send savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts back to Americans in the form of dividend checks.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could be the tool House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needs to push hard-liners in his conference to back a government spending deal. As he
House Speaker Mike Johnson praised Elon Musk's DOGE campaign on Monday during an event hosted by "Americans For Prosperity." "For decades, as we all know, we haven't been able to do that job well. Even though we've requested data and insight,
House Speaker Mike Johnson has praised Elon Musk and the work he has been doing with DOGE. Johnson said that Musk 'has cracked the code" to transform how federal government works.
Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) — found House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be "alarmingly" ignorant of Elon Musk's intentions as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) rampaged its way through the federal government,
House Speaker Mike Johnson said stimulus checks tied to DOGE actions would make the Republican party look good, but added he preferred to pay off national debt.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers “intimidation,” and saying that she’s hearing from federal workers who are being “treated with a level of disregard to their service and to their tenure.”
President Donald Trump had said earlier this week his administration was weighing sending 20% of savings by DOGE to taxpayers.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he “wholeheartedly” agrees with Vice President JD Vance that courts shouldn’t try to control the president’s power as Elon Musk's DOGE program slashes through the federal government.
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The Republican-led House is aiming to vote Tuesday on a budget resolution that would lay the groundwork for an array of President Donald Trump’s priorities, which include securing the southern border and extending his 2017 tax cuts.