The House Oversight Committee noted that 61% of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) assets are unaccounted for.
They tweeted about the issue Thursday and wrote, “@DeptofDefense has failed 5 consecutive audits yet keeps receiving over a trillion taxpayer dollars annually from Congress.”
.@DeptofDefense has failed 5 consecutive audits yet keeps receiving over a trillion taxpayer dollars annually from Congress.@PeteSessions and @RepGrothman are holding a hearing to get to the bottom of the 61% of unaccountable DoD assets. https://t.co/9kUBtkSQe6
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 13, 2023
The tweet directed users to watch the live hearing being held by the House Joint Subcommittee.
During the hearing, Chairman Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) described the “financial management challenges” of the DOD.
He expressed concerns over the fact that the missing assets amount to three trillion dollars, and criticized the DOD’s arrogance in regards to being held to a different standard than American citizens and business owners.
Grothman accused the DOD of “having a hide-and-seek game with the U.S. taxpayer.”
“Today it’s vital we assess the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of the Department of Defense’s financial practices,” he added.
This comes just as Congress is debating next year’s national defense budget. The National Defense Authorization Act for 2024 is causing various discussions about the purpose of the DOD.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) tweeted, “Our NDAA should not fund foreign wars, it should only fund our nation’s defense and protect our national security.”
There should be no cluster munitions given to Ukraine.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) July 13, 2023
Congress has banned these dangerous weapons along with over 120 countries.
And our NDAA should not fund foreign wars, it should only fund our nation’s defense and protect our national security.
Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) expressed frustration that her amendment supporting “dreamers” was blocked.
I’m disappointed that Republicans blocked my bipartisan NDAA amendment to protect Documented Dreamers, despite a similar amendment passing in last year's bipartisan NDAA.
— Congresswoman Deborah Ross (@RepDeborahRoss) July 13, 2023
I will continue using every avenue available to get legislation across the finish line this Congress. pic.twitter.com/KiPSzxmTtr
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) introduced an amendment that ends the military’s ability to detain Americans under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.
The military should not be able to detain American citizens on U.S. soil.
— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) July 12, 2023
This week, I testified before the House Rules Committee on my amendment to end this provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act and protect Americans’ Constitutional rights.
Watch ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bA92CYL9zB
Over 1,500 amendments have been filed against the current 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.