House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) expressed caution on the timing of the Department of Government Efficiency‘s spending cuts and its effect, citing how the United States is frequently spending more money than it’s bringing in.

Comer’s assessment comes as the topic of either raising or removing the debt ceiling, as requested by President-elect Donald Trump, has created some disagreement among Republican lawmakers, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) saying this could be possible without the help of Democratic lawmakers. However, Comer cited that Johnson would have to work with “a narrow majority” in the 119th Congress as Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have all resigned following the 2024 election, with Stefanik and Waltz both set to take on roles in the Trump administration.