DOGE head Elon Musk met with senators at the Capitol on Wednesday to update them on his progress and answer questions.
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FIRSTONFOX:ElonMuskgatheredwithdozensofGOPsenatorsforlunchattheCapitolonWednesday,wherehesharedupdatesontheprogressoftheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE),whichhasbeenaggressivelyauditingthefederalgovernmentandslashingwaste.
Musktoldtheroughly40senatorsinattendancethatDOGE’seffortsweresavingabout$4millionperday,asourceintheroomtoldFoxNewsDigital.
ThediscussiontookplaceduringaweeklylunchhostedbySen.RickScott,R-Fla.,chairmanoftheRepublicanSenateSteeringCommittee.
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TheTeslaandSpaceXCEOalsojokedthatyoudon’tneedtobeadetective,like“SherlockHolmes,”inordertofindwaste,fraudorabuseinthegovernment.Infact,hesaidit’smucheasierthansomerealize,thesourceadded.
InresponsetoaquestionfromSen.KatieBritt,R-Ala.,regardinggovernmentfundingthatgoestoprivateuniversities,Muskre