Finding something objectionable in legislation providing nearly $900 billion to the Department of Defense—in peacetime, no less—is difficult. Nevertheless, the Biden administration has; naturally, it concerns accountability. As the National Defense Authorization Act proceeded through the House , the Biden Administration has stated its opposition to the provision establishing a special inspector general for Ukraine-related matters, arguing the investigations already underway are sufficient. The preceding two decades prove otherwise.
Proponents have sought to establish a special inspector general for the past two years. Last year, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky single-handedly held up the passage of the $40 billion supplemental in his unsuccessful effort.
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This year, Ohio’s Senator J.D. Vance took lead by circulating a letter demanding the administration produce a “full crosscutting report on U.S. government-wide expenditures for Ukraine…before a vote on any additional Ukraine-related appropriation occurs.” Vance then co-sponsored a Senate amendment to establish the office with Senator […]
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