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Friday, September 16, 2005
Rep. Obey Calls Administration Reports on Spending "Useless"
In the most recent emergency supplemental bill for relief funding for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the House and Senate included a provision that required the administration to provide weekly reports on how the money was being spent by FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers. The Office of Management and Budget sent Congress the first of those reports late last night.
Today, the ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee David Obey (D-WI) called the report "useless" and reiterated the need for detailed information, saying, "Congress is spending an unprecedented amount of money on disaster relief, requiring unprecedented diligence to avoid waste, fraud and abuse. We need specific information to ensure accountability."
Posted by Adam Hughes
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