Democrats have appointed members to the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and warned they will “fight back” against cuts to critical federal programs.
The newly created agency, a key promise of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, is tasked with reducing government waste and increasing transparency in government spending. It was created through an executive order Monday.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury, DN.M. X announced on Tuesday that she would continue as a ranked member.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor and Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Greene, as President Trump signs an executive order. (Jim Watson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images, left, Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, top right, and Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project, bottom right.)
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Stansbury will be joined by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-Texas. . , according to Politico, is Washington, D.C.’s non-voting congressional representative. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the ranking member of the full Oversight and Government Reform Committee, could sit on the subcommittee ex officio, the outlet reports.
Stansbury pledged to “use every tool available to us to work across the aisle and combat policies that are detrimental to the American people.”
She said in a video about But if it becomes “political theater to do the bidding of President Trump and his billionaire allies,” they are ready to “fight back.”
“I know what good government looks like and I’m not afraid to fight for it,” Stansbury said in a separate statement, according to Politico. “At the same time, I am ready to fight to protect the critical programs, services and employees that keep our communities safe and our economy running.”
DOGE is tasked with controlling government spending. (Getty Images)
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Garcia also said he would use his position on the Oversight Subcommittee to “punch back” at House Republicans’ plans to “attack the federal workforce.” He said Republicans plan to cut critical federal programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and give tax cuts to billionaires and the wealthiest corporations.
He took aim at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, the subcommittee’s chairwoman.
“Marjorie Taylor Greene and her extremist allies are helping push a radical agenda in this subcommittee, including abolishing the Department of Education and programs for seniors and veterans,” Garcia said in a statement.
“We are ready from day one to fight back, call out attempts to cut our social safety net, and take care of working families and the middle class.”
Earlier Tuesday, Greene announced that she had selected Republicans to serve on the subcommittee. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas); Congressman William Timmons, South Carolina; Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas; Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga.; Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn.; Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo.; and Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas.
She said they bring a wealth of experience and are committed to providing a more efficient, effective and accountable federal government.
“Together, we will work to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement within our federal agencies and ensure that our government operates efficiently and transparently for the American people,” Greene said in a statement.
Trump announced in November that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would lead the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), but Ramaswamy later stepped down from the agency. (Getty Images)
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The announcement comes amid news that former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is leaving the newly created department.
Ramaswamy, who was appointed by President Trump to lead DOGE in November along with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is expected to launch a Republican campaign for Ohio governor early next week, according to Fox News sources.
To run for elected office, you must be structurally outside of DOGE. Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is term limited and cannot run for re-election in 2026.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
