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Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. — the first Democrat to join the Congressional DOGE caucus — pronounced the group "dead" while speaking to Politico.
"The DOGE caucus is dead. It’s defunct. We haven’t met in months. We only had two total meetings in five months. And we weren’t involved at all in anything [happening at DOGE], which Elon was in charge of. Zero. Zilch. Nada. [Musk] did it all on his own," Moskowitz said, according to the outlet, which noted that the exchange with the lawmaker had been edited for length and clarity.
"DOGE was a complete failure. Complete failure. Nothing has been made more efficient," Moskowitz reportedly asserted.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., speaks during a press conference held to address MAGA Republicans' decision to prioritize the impeachment of President Joe Biden over other domestic issues in the United States on Dec. 13, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project)
But caucus co-chair Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., says the caucus is still very much alive.
"The DOGE Caucus is alive, well, and fully engaged. We have been actively working behind the scenes to push forward critical reforms through One, Big Beautiful Bill that will safeguard America’s financial future. From stopping Medicare benefits from going to illegal immigrants to fighting duplicative payments in the Earned Income Tax Credit to fighting improper payments at HHS, the caucus continues to lead on key policy initiatives," he said in a comment provided to Fox News Digital after publication on Wednesday.
"In addition, we have discussed codifying the DOGE cuts through the recissions process with senior White House officials, including Vice President Vance, OMB Director Vought, and Elon Musk. Rest assured, we are here for the long haul, and our work is far from finished."
Fox News Digital also reached out to Moskowitz's office to request a comment from the congressmen on Wednesday, but no comment was provided.
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Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Bean, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, are co-chairs of the House DOGE Caucus.
Asked by Politico whether there was an expectation the caucus would have involvement in decisions by DOGE, Moskowitz said, "Yes, that’s what the three congressional chairs of the DOGE caucus [Bean and Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Blake Moore (R-Utah)] told us. They told us that they were going to work with us. They told us these things would come through Congress. None of it happened."
Elon Musk waves as he attends a conference during the Saudi-US investment forum in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Business tycoon Elon Musk, who has been the face of the DOGE endeavor to root out waste, fraud, and abuse from the federal government, has opted to scale back how much time he spends on the effort.
In a post on X last month he noted that he is "Not stepping down, just reducing time allocation now that @DOGE is established."
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