President-elect Trump recently named tech billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as co-heads of the new government efficiency panel, known as DOGE.
After CNN anchor Jim Acosta asked Khanna if those two should have that much sway over “what stays and what goes in the federal government,” the California Democrat said, “Well, ultimately, they’re going to provide recommendations.”
That’s when Khanna said there could be bipartisan collaboration on defense, criticizing “waste, fraud and abuse” in the defense budget and noting the Defense Department “has failed the last six or seven audits.”
He also posted a clip of his CNN appearance from Monday morning on social platform X.
“When it comes to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse and opening the 5 primes to more competition, there are Democrats on [House Armed Services Committee] who will work with @elonmusk and @DOGE,” Khanna said in the post.
“Cool!” Musk replied to Khanna’s post.
The Hill’s Tara Suter has more here.
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Key business and economic news with implications this week and beyond:
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The Conference Board on Tuesday will release the Consumer Confidence Index for November at 10 am E.T. on Tuesday.
Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) Nov. 6-7 meeting are scheduled for release on Tuesday at 2 pm E.T.
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Dow jumps 400 points to new record close, Russell 2000 hits all-time high after Trump makes Treasury pick (CNBC)
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