The Playbook Podcast December 6, 2024: The GOP’s DOGE-eat-DOGE era
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Dec 6, 2024 Jennifer Scholtes, Editor of POLITICO Pro’s budget and appropriations brief, discusses the Republican Party's internal strife, spotlighting the clash between the House Freedom Caucus and appropriators over spending cuts. She sheds light on the bizarre antics of lawmakers in the emerging 'doge' movement to strengthen their political standing. With Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the helm of the new Department of Government Efficiency, the podcast dives into their ambitions to root out government waste and reshape federal oversight.
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DOGE and the GOP
- House Republicans met with Ramaswamy and Musk, co-heads of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
- These meetings offer insights into DOGE's future and its role within the GOP.
Republican Factions and DOGE
- Competing Republican factions are vying for the support of Musk and Ramaswamy.
- They are trying to align DOGE with their specific policy preferences.
Conservative Factions
- The two main factions are the same groups involved in the Kevin McCarthy ouster drama.
- Fiscal conservatives want DOGE to pressure appropriators to cut discretionary spending.