WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Republican Marjorie
Taylor Greene said on Thursday she will chair a U.S. House of
Representatives panel on government efficiency, working with
billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in their effort to
streamline the U.S. government.
Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and
Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate and
biotech executive, were tasked by President-elect Donald Trump
with creating a panel of outside advisers to make
recommendations on how to reduce the size of federal workforce
and slash regulations.
Greene's government efficiency subcommittee was created by
House Oversight Committee chair James Comer to work with Musk
and Ramaswamy.
"I'm thrilled to announce I'll be chairing a brand new
subcommittee to work hand-in-hand with @ElonMusk and
@VivekGRamaswamy," Greene wrote on X.
Trump, Musk and Ramaswamy have touted ambitious claims
about the panel's ability to transform the U.S. government and
the effort has received widespread publicity and interest in how
it will operate.
But details have been sparse. On Wednesday, Musk and
Ramaswamy wrote an opinion piece saying they will use recent
U.S. Supreme Court rulings to take power away from federal
agencies and reduce regulations.
Trump has said the two will issue reports, and the new panel
said it wants to bring on "high IQ" staff and hold weekly
livestreams.