Three House panels launch joint investigation into Pentagon's coronavirus relief spending [View all]
Source: Washington Post
The investigation comes after the Washington Post reported last week that the Pentagon began funneling the funds to private companies building military supplies shortly after Congress set aside the money in the $2 trillion Cares Act in March.
Pentagon used taxpayer money meant for masks and swabs to make jet engine parts and body armor.
Reps. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) wrote to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Friday and said they were investigating whether his agency “inappropriately used hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars appropriated by Congress.” The investigation will be carried out by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, the Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and the Financial Services Committee.
“As Congress considers additional coronavirus relief legislation, Americans deserve to know that the Trump Administration is following the law and using relief funds for their intended purpose—to aid the nationwide pandemic response,” the lawmakers wrote.
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