“We need real accountability for every dollar spent in Ukraine.” “While everyday Americans are struggling with Biden’s inflation, Democrats like Jacky Rosen vote to harass Americans with thousands of new IRS agents while sending billions in taxpayer dollars overseas and won’t even support basic oversight,” Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown told The Post. We’ve spent over $100 billion in Ukraine and it’s outrageous that Sherrod Brown would oppose even a simple audit of how that money has been spent.” “It’s not unreasonable to demand, let alone expect, our elected officials to treat our tax dollars with the respect it is due. “It’s nothing short of a slap in the face to every hard-working American citizen when career politicians like Sherrod Brown actively oppose transparency for how they’re spending our money,” Ohio GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno told The Post. “It’s an affront to the American taxpayers, the American people, and it’s gotta stop.”Ħ The Democratic opposition, which included several in vulnerable seats such as Rosen, Manchin, Sen. “I guess all of a sudden we have billions of dollars laying around that we can just give to Ukraine,” Hawley said in March on Fox News. It was also co-sponsored by a broad coalition that included critics of defense aid for Ukraine such as Sen. I will continue promoting rigorous oversight of Ukrainian military aid as I also push the Biden administration to provide Ukraine the weapons it needs to win this war.” “Lawmakers are far better positioned to support Ukraine when taxpayers feel confident that their money is spent on a transparent and effective basis. “I am dismayed that my Democrat colleagues withheld support for this reasonable, effective effort to conduct additional oversight of US aid to Ukraine,” Wicker said in a statement. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) drafted the provision. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and other Democratic senators opposed the oversight office to audit US aid for Ukraine as part of a provision in the annual defense spending bill. 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.Ħ Sen. The Democratic opposition - which included several senators in vulnerable seats such as Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania - kept the amendment from clearing the required 60-vote threshold to be part of the bill. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) also joined the Democrats in rejecting the new oversight office. 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.įorty-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).

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