- Rep. Rich McCormick faced a town hall full of constituents angry over DOGE last week.
- Now, he seems the government-efficiency initiative is moving too quickly.
- “I’m concerned that maybe we’re moving a little bit too fast,” he said.
Last week, Rep. Rich McCormick faced a town hall full of voters angry about President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency’s swift reshaping of the federal government.
Now, the Georgia Republican says he’s worried the government-efficiency initiative is moving too quickly.
“I’m not against anything he’s doing, but I’m concerned,” McCormick said on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia” podcast on Monday. “I’m concerned that maybe we’re moving a little bit too fast.”
At a town hall in Roswell, Georgia on Thursday night, McCormick fielded a variety of contentious questions about the Trump administration’s recent moves, with many of the questions focusing on the firing of federal workers and the cutting of certain programs.
The Georgia congressman, who represents a conservative-leaning district, said on Monday that he’d prefer a more methodical approach to cutting than the rapid pace that Elon Musk’s DOGE is setting, including the shuttering of entire government agencies.
“We should have impact studies on each department as we do it, and I’m sure they can do that,” McCormick said. “But I think if we’re moving really, really rapidly, we don’t know the impact.”
McCormick also suggested that he’s not the only House Republican who’s concerned by the pace of DOGE’s work.
“I think there’s debate of how rapidly we’re moving,” McCormick said. “Some people who are very conservative also think we should move much more slowly.”
In response to a request for comment, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement to BI that Trump has “enjoyed broad support” for his cost-cutting initiatives.
“The spending freeze is already uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse across federal agencies and ensuring better stewardship of taxpayer dollars, including for American farmers and families,” Kelly said. “Ultimately, President Trump will cut programs that do not serve the interests of the American people and keep programs that put America First, just as 77 million voters elected him to do.”
