Posted on 07/30/2023 12:37:55 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Who are they protecting here?
What are they hiding?
That's about all one can ask now that Democrats have quashed two measures to set up an independent Ukraine aid auditing office under one audit umbrella.
According to Fox News, the plan was this:
Amid the Democratic-controlled Senate’s ongoing National Defense Spending Authorization Act (NDAA) talks, GOP Sens. Josh Hawley, James Risch, Roger Wicker and John Kennedy drafted an amendment to create an exclusive Ukraine spending oversight office, led by the president’s choice.
...and according to the New York Post, it got this:
Senate Democrats banded together Wednesday night to oppose the creation of a new office to audit US military assistance for Ukraine as part of a provision in the annual defense spending bill.
Forty-five Democrats — including every member of the Senate Armed Services Committee — voted down an amendment to establish an Office of the Lead Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance as part of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
...and...
If passed, it would have allotted $10 million from the NDAA’s $886 billion budget toward the creation of a 30-person inspector general’s office.
A second proposal, which might have been an even better one, was to transfer the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction auditor's office to Ukraine, meaning, the guys inspecting how the Ukraine cash is spent would be the same experienced professionals who monitored Afghanistan and would not be appointed by Joe Biden. That, too, was rejected. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has called for audits from the start, favored that one.
The U.S. has already shelled out either $113 billion or $192 billion in aid to the beleaguered country, depending on the source, with no significant oversight.
Why anyone could oppose these measures is beyond reason, and suggests something funny...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
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You can rest assured they’re only looking out for the American Taxpayer.
Their interest in Ukraine is purely altruistic.
They sacrifice greatly as Public Servants.
They operate as, you the American taxpayer, is their boss.
Corruption is rampant and the Sheriff has been bought off
Which of these statements are True?
Of COURSE they do.
FOIA
The NeoCons are all breathing a sigh of relief that their fellow grifters voted this down. Uniparty isn’t going to crash their own bribery party.
They don’t want their money laundering scam exposed
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