Tim Burchett Makes A Run At DOGE Subcommittee Chair

With the coming resignation of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency will soon have an open chair. One Republican congressman isn’t wasting time vying for the seat.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) pulled out his phone, hit record, and announced his bid to chair the DOGE subcommittee Wednesday on X.

“I sure would love an opportunity, and I know the cards are stacked against me,” Burchett said. “I don’t do a lot to endear myself to the leadership, but frankly, they don’t do a lot to endear themselves to me.”

The DOGE Subcommittee, part of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is one of two congressional counterparts to President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. Burchett currently serves on the committee and thinks he could help lead it into the future.

“I would get with folks like y’all out there on the social media and put some pressure on some of these gutless legislators to pass some of this stuff,” the congressman continued.

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Talking directly to his followers, Burchett said bluntly that he’s not very good when it comes to having to “kiss a lot of butt.”

“Y’all know how this game works, gotta raise a lot of money and kiss a lot of butt, and I don’t do a good job at either one of those.”

But his no-nonsense approach is why he said he would be an effective leader of the committee designed to eliminate government waste.

“I think I got the backbone and I guess the guts to go after this spending. I would propose some daggum legislation to do it. I think I know where a lot of it’s hidden.”

Burchett took office in 2019 after serving as a state senator and mayor of Knox County. He also serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Foreign Affairs Committees.

Greene said the committee’s role is to identify and investigate waste and corruption in the federal government.

“Our subcommittee will provide transparency and truth to the American people through hearings,” she said when the subcommittee launched. “The goal of DOGE is to bring accountability and GUT useless government agencies.”

Greene announced on November 22 that she’s leaving Congress effective January 5, 2026, after a public fallout with Trump.

Burchett is a strong Trump ally and recently received the president’s endorsement for re-election.

“He will never let you down,” Trump said.

If appointed to chair the DOGE subcommittee, Burchett would start after the first of the year.