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.”

Nedweski outlined a plan to address possible inefficiencies within Milwaukee Public Schools, the University of Wisconsin, the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and law enforcement. She is known for her efforts to shut down a Kenosha Unified School District board meeting in 2021 as a member of Moms for Liberty. Nedweski and others appeared at the meeting, holding signs that read, among other things, “We do not co-parent with the government.”

In the weeks since President-elect Donald Trump won the Oval Office, he has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy the volunteer heads of DOGE. While they aren’t government officials, it is their job to create “a lean team of small-government crusaders” to work closely with the Office of Management and Budget.