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babylonsister

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:57 AM Thursday

Billions in Taxpayer Funds Have Become Virtually Untraceable [View all]

I imagine we're being robbed blind by these crooks.

https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/25/billions-in-taxpayer-funds-have-become-virtually-untraceable/

Billions in Taxpayer Funds Have Become Virtually Untraceable
September 25, 2025 at 5:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard


NOTUS: “Across federal agencies, the Trump administration’s aggressive slash-and-burn approach to federal programs, grants and contracts has repeatedly challenged Congress’ power of the purse. The administration has claimed it has the discretion to redirect funds to programs aligned with Trump’s agenda — and Republican congressional leaders have largely let them do it.”

“The outcome: Billions in taxpayer dollars have become virtually untraceable — a level of opaqueness in government funds that’s raising questions around the legality of the administration’s actions. Some of these taxpayer funds expire on Sept. 30. If they’re not spent by then, like all funds Congress appropriated specifically for 2025, they disappear.”
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