The Wisconsin State Assembly unveiled its newest committee to be a replica of the federal Department of Government Efficiency .
Beginning this upcoming session, the Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency Committee, otherwise referred to as GOAT, will begin examining “government inefficiencies,” according to Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Rep. Amanda Nedweski, a Republican, will chair the committee in an assembly in which the Republican Party has a two-thirds majority.
“I am excited for this and our other new committees as they work on behalf of Wisconsin citizens in the upcoming session,” Vos said in a press release.
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“The lack of transparency and accountability in government has caused confidence in our elected leaders to plummet. As the branch of government closest to the people, the Legislature has an obligation to use GOAT to put checks on the Executive and to restore trust,” Nedweski said in a statement. “I am honored to have been asked to Chair this exciting team. This is exactly what I came to the Legislature to do. We can’t get started soon enough.”