Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Plans to Slash Government Jobs as DOGE Subcommittee Leader

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced plans to fire government employees after being appointed to lead a subcommittee of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"I come from a business background and have successfully run a construction company my entire adult life. In the private sector, if you're not doing a good job, you get fired," she wrote in a post on X on Thursday. Mike Desisti-USA TODAY

"But for some reason, in government, bad employees—whether they're failing to do the job they were hired to do or working in roles that are no longer needed—never get fired. This is incredibly unfair to the hard-working taxpayers of our country, and it's about to change. I can't wait to get to work!!" she added. Jasper Colt / USA TODAY NETWORK

Greene secured a key leadership role on Thursday, winning appointment to head the DOGE subcommittee following an announcement by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer. Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

The House Oversight Committee is set to establish the Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee, a new panel aimed to "eliminate government waste." Led by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the subcommittee will collaborate closely with billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have been tapped by the president-elect to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency. Justin Pacheco / Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia

The newly proposed subcommittee will investigate federal spending inefficiencies and explore strategies to streamline government operations. In a Thursday appearance on Fox Business, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer emphasized the panel's mission to eliminate "too many fat cats in government." Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

In a statement on Thursday, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed enthusiasm for her new role, declaring, "I'm excited to chair this new subcommittee designed to work hand in hand with President Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and the entire DOGE team." Greene further emphasized the subcommittee's mission, pledging to "identify and investigate the waste, corruption and absolutely useless parts of our federal government." Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

In her statement to CNBC, Greene signaled the committee's aggressive approach, promising to remove government "bureaucrats" and vowing to "provide transparency and truth to the American people through hearings."

"No topic will be off the table," Greene said. Green Bay Press-Gazette-USA TODAY NETWORK

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Vivek Ramaswamy expressed optimism about collaboration with Greene's committee, saying he is "looking forward to working together." The spokesperson added that "a key step to driving greater efficiency in government is exposing the problem to the public." Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

According to CNBC, Greene, Comer, Ramaswamy, and Musk are already collaborating, despite the committee not yet being formally established. Last week, Trump expressed hope that DOGE would become the "Manhattan Project of our time," referencing the secretive World War II atomic bomb development project.

"Republican politicians have long dreamed about the goals of DOGE," Trump said. Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Elon Musk has proposed aggressive federal budget cuts totaling $2 trillion. Despite acknowledging that such austerity measures would likely cause "temporary hardship" for ordinary Americans, the tech billionaire argues that the country must "start from scratch" to achieve "long-term prosperity." Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images