When she arrived in Congress in 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, was quickly stripped of her two committee assignments by Democrats and shunned by her colleagues on Capitol Hill.
Almost three years later, Ms. Greene is poised to hold a gavel for the first time, a sign of the ascendancy of the MAGA wing of the G.O.P. in Congress, where President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most loyal allies will occupy prominent posts next year.
Representative James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is planning to create a new subcommittee to partner with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to “eliminate government waste.” The committee, which has yet to be created, will work with the new Department of Government Efficiency, known as “DOGE,” and leading Republicans have agreed to allow Ms. Greene to serve as its chairwoman.
Republicans said the committee would be charged with investigating waste and corruption within the federal government.
Even though she is not yet the chairwoman of a committee that does not yet exist, Ms. Greene’s new position appeared to be a done deal, with top Republicans confirming it would be hers to lead when the new Congress convenes in January.
“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,” Ms. Greene said in a statement on Thursday. “We will identify and investigate the waste, corruption and absolutely useless parts of our federal government.”
Mr. Ramaswamy confirmed the plans in a post on X, Mr. Musk’s social media platform, writing that he was “looking forward” to working with Ms. Greene and Congress. “Proper oversight of agencies & public transparency are critical,” he said.
Leading a panel alongside a federal agency whose name invokes an internet meme — the original “doge” was a Shiba Inu whose image spread widely and who inspired a cryptocurrency that Mr. Musk endorsed — seemed to be a fitting job for Ms. Greene, a native on right-wing social media.
Over the past year, Ms. Greene has distinguished herself as one of the showiest members on the House Oversight Committee, the main investigative organ of the House.
Last year, during a hearing with whistle-blowers from the Internal Revenue Service, she showed sexually explicit images of Hunter Biden, the president’s son. “Parental discretion advised,” she said before unveiling her poster boards and drawing immediate condemnation from Democrats for her stunt.
In her statement on Thursday, she hinted that the same no-holds-barred style would guide her work on the new subcommittee. “No topic will be off the table,” she said.
Mr. Comer said in an appearance on Fox Business on Thursday that the committee would get rid of “too many fat cats in government.”
Echoing President-elect Donald J. Trump’s signature use of caps lock, Ms. Greene added: “Our subcommittee’s work will expose people who need to be FIRED.”
The post Marjorie Taylor Greene Will Lead New ‘DOGE’ Panel on Government Efficiency appeared first on New York Times.
