'Efficient and accountable': GOP-led DOGE bill aims to slash outflow of federal dollars

Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., discusses the DOGE Caucus to aid Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in cutting government waste on'The Story.' FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are eyeing ways to slash the outpouring of federal dollars after President-elect Donald Trump signaled that cutting government red tape would be a major part of his agenda. Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., introduced a new bill on Thursday, titled the "Decreasing Overlapping Grants Efficiently (DOGE) Act," which would establish a system for cutting down on redundant government grants from across multiple departments. It comes after Trump announced the creation of an advisory panel called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he tapped Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to lead. Congress is racing to be ready to execute the recommendations of President-elect Donald Trump's new DOGE commission. "Like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, I'm looking at ways to make the government more efficient and accountable," Bice told Fox News Digital.