Posted on 07/14/2021 11:33:04 PM PDT by blueplum
The ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee is pressing the Biden administration to account for how much money it is costing taxpayers in litigation and settlement costs after President Biden halted construction on the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, canceling government contracts in the process.
Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., accused the Biden administration of "effectively undermin[ing] efforts to protect our southern border" by ceasing border wall construction and demanded to know what the financial impact of that decision will ultimately be. In a letter to Undersecretary of Defense Michael McCord sent Tuesday evening, Smith said that "historic levels of illegal migration to our southern border as well as a national security, humanitarian, and public health crisis" are the result of this and other administration decisions.
... Additionally, Smith is now asking how many contracts the Biden administration has canceled, how much more money it plans on spending to settle contracts, and for any remaining contracts if the Department of Defense is now "paying contractors to not construct a border wall ...
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Illegitimate “governments” gonna illegitimate...
FOIA.
republicans demand, funny. Hes your boy you helped put him there stop the charade we know what you are
Yeah, you can demand all you want. Your party F**ed up the election so you are nothing but a placeholder until a fresh commie take your seat.
Add to this - the owner of the Keystone Pipeline is suing to recover $15 Billion under NAFTA rule’s.
And Lankford? If we can't dump that turkey in the primary, I'm tempted to vote for his opponent, whomever.
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