Walkinshaw Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE’s Fraud

Washington, D.C., August 7, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement.

“This week’s bombshell GAO report shows that DOGE fraudulently lied to the American people. Elon Musk promised massive savings. Instead, DOGE spent nearly $16 billion paying people not to work and fired essential federal workers the Administration is now trying to hire back.

DOGE claimed hundreds of billions in savings that GAO found were flat-out false. Now we know the full truth, DOGE was a colossal failure built on fraudulent claims. It was a fraud perpetrated against the American people.

Chairman Comer created the DOGE Subcommittee to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. Much like DOGE, it has failed. Now he and Chairman Burchett have a responsibility to bring GAO before the Committee, subpoena Elon Musk, and force him to answer under oath for DOGE’s deception and waste.”

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