John Cornyn: “Many of the incredibly impressive team members who were…”

“So, as I say, perhaps the most important contribution that President Trump and Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency has made is to shape the conversation both on and off Capitol Hill about government waste. Many of the incredibly impressive team members who were hired as part of the DOGE initiatives have been hired on more permanently in various agencies. So DOGE is not going away, even though Elon Musk has returned back to do work on his companies and is no longer on the federal government payroll.” (07:47–07:57)

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