Posted on 04/05/2020 5:03:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Rep. James Clyburn, who has been tapped to chair the House Committee on the coronavirus, said Sunday the group of lawmakers will be ensuring the funds to battle the pandemic are spent adequately.
The Majority Whip batted down suggestions that House Democrats were launching the committee to investigate how President Trump has handled the pandemic.
“This committee will be forward-looking. We are not going to be looking back at what this president may or may not have done,” Mr. Clyburn said.
The South Carolina Democrat said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to monitor waste, fraud, and abuse as well as profiteering from the emergency.
He pointed to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who said face masks used to cost 70-cents but now go for $7.
“That is what this committee is all about. This is not about the President of the United States,” Mr. Clyburn told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This is about focusing on how the money is spent.”
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It will all be stolen.
say it with me jimmy; “executive branch”.
How much money will “adequately” find its way to Democrat front groups? This is how the RATs replenish their diminished party bank accounts. The federal treasury is always their ultimate source of funding!
Hopefully there’s an oversight committee watching these clown liars.
And I haven’t seen a $.70 cent 3M dust mask for a decade even buying 3-5 a time.
If this is what they are going to do then hell no to any more stimulus relief. it will only be sent to pay off unions, sent to fake companies owned by their own children, directed to planned parenthood, etc. Working Americans in desperate need will get scraps at best.
Very misleading headline.
This is outrageous!
No. Just watch.
PDJT needs to appoint INDEPENDENT AUDITORS to keep their eye on the POLITICIANS who are ‘commandeering’ the funds.
Putting POLs in charge of money is like having the fox guard the hen house.
Now we have the face of failure. Everything that goes wrong, every mistake, every complaint, every criticism is now on this man! Way to F up Democrats! Total blame incoming........
Perhaps Cyburn and Pelosi ought to read the Constitution. The bill has been signed by the President, The Executive Branch now has the authority to execute the law. These people are seriously desperate.
The democrats in the house are NOT the executive branch.
This shiite needs to end real fast.
Where was Clyburn when Obama was squandering a trillion on pork? With his corrupt hand out.
Spot on....Clyburn’s plans would be a usurpation of duties. Congress passes legislation, The White House oversees the execution of same. Pretty simple.
DjT will have something to say about Ds plans. Maybe he’ll invite Clyburn & Pelosi into the west wing to ride herd on everyone....or, maybe not.
Who the hell do these people think they are ?
100% Ban & outlaw the entire Democrat party
Skimming his cut
There’s a strong precedent for keeping it under the exec branch. Caliph Baraq appointed SlowJoe as “Stimulus Sheriff” in 2009.
If the house dems are allowed to manage the funds available for the recovery we will never recover
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