Capitol Hill Republicans are clamoring to get in on the "DOGE" action after President-elect Trump put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of his administration’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) — even as there is not yet consensus on how, exactly, they will help channel that energy into lasting and tangible change.

A Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency Caucus — or DOGE Caucus — in the House already has several dozen members, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading a Senate DOGE Caucus. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is set to chair a subcommittee also related to DOGE and its efforts.

Musk and Ramaswamy are set to speak to House and Senate Republicans on Thursday about DOGE, at the invitation of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Johnson told The Hill that the meeting will be a “brainstorming session” — one that some GOP lawmakers hope results in more clarity.

And as Musk, Ramaswamy and the lawmakers aim to take DOGE “to the moon” — as the saying for the meme cryptocurrency of the same name that inspired the backronym goes — lawmakers are already anticipating difficulties in channeling that energy into anything tangible.

“I think there probably will be some friction,” Greene said. “Some appropriators really want to continue funding.”

“But I honestly think that there's been a serious mandate from the American people, and I think that will give, hopefully our side of the........

© The Hill