(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s government efficiency panel said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday (20) that it will apply recent Supreme Court rulings to strip power from federal agencies to reduce rules that he considers them unnecessary, expensive and inefficient.
Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential candidate and founder of biotechnology company Roivant Sciences, were (DOGE).
Many current federal regulations may exceed the legislative power granted by Congress, they said, citing two Supreme Court cases — West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 2022, and Loper Bright v. Raimondo, this year.
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DOGE will pursue such regulations, they added.
Given the 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, DOGE has the opportunity to enact a substantial structural reduction in the federal government, they said.
“DOGE will present this list of regulations to President Trump, who may, through executive action, immediately suspend enforcement of these regulations and begin the review and termination process,” Musk and Ramaswamy wrote.
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They said a partnership with the Trump transition team was underway to hire a team of government advocates who will work with the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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