Burchett said in a C-SPAN interview that he would "wholeheartedly support any rescinding of funds that have misappropriated," but also warned, "it's very broad."

Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden told CNN that during a private meeting with GOP lawmakers Wednesday, Musk told the group that the recently announced elimination of more than 70,000 jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs “wasn’t a DOGE decision.