WASHINGTON, DC – Republicans in Congress plan to work closely with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The two jointly lead Trump’s newly formed spending-cutting project, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The DOGE duo made their rounds with lawmakers in Washington, DC on Thursday, spending the morning with members of the Senate DOGE Caucus before heading to a meeting with House GOP leaders and representatives of the House DOGE Caucus .

The pair, who will lead efforts to cut government spending under President-elect Trump and increase government efficiency under the new Trump administration, ended their day on Capitol Hill by addressing a joint meeting with Republicans from both chambers.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., incoming chairwoman of the House DOGE subcommittee, revealed that Musk said during the meeting there would be a “naughty list” and a “nice list” for lawmakers.

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“Much more will be expressed in the coming days,” Johnson said as he left the meeting. “Stay tuned for more news.”

DOGE House co-chairs said there was a “big discussion” about education and firing government employees during the meeting with Musk and Ramaswamy.

“There is so much waste, fraud and abuse. There is so much inefficiency. “Where do we start?” DOGE Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, said.

He noted that there are already “low-hanging fruit” for improving government efficiency that Republicans can agree on, including education and the federal workforce.

“There was a big discussion about education. There has been a great deal of discussion about laying off government employees, such as those occurring in programs across the country. This wasn’t a case of, “Pick your program, pick it and get approval.” “This was the ideas forum,” said co-chair Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas.

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The sessions also highlighted how the DOGE timeline, which is expected to end no later than July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will help ensure the agency’s efficiency.

Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told reporters as he left the meeting, “We’re going to gut the fish.”

But Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, was skeptical about whether they would rely on the new department to cut costs.

“It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say, ‘Oh DOGE, save us.’ What, from ourselves?” Roy told reporters. “What I told them is that their best job is to expose the absolute stupidity that comes out of this body.”

But Rep.-elect Mike Haridolopos, R-Florida, argued it’s good to have an outside perspective on how the federal government is run.

“The lowest hanging fruit, one thing we need to do overall, is pass a balanced budget amendment at some point,” he said of where Congress could help reduce waste. “I think the second reason is that people have to show up for work. Everyone else in America doesn’t come to work, they don’t get paid. And that’s why these government employees have to show up for work.”

Before meeting with Congress, Musk was asked if he wanted to include Democratic members in the DOGE talks, to which he replied “yes.”

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Musk sat down with new Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday morning, while Ramaswamy met with the Senate DOGE Caucus to hear from Chairman Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who presented a 60-page proposal for possible introduced spending cuts.