A group of Congressional Republicans led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) have officially introduced legislation to audit the government’s Ukraine spending.
According to a report by the Daily Caller the resolution is “co-sponsored by GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, Thomas Massie, Andy Biggs, Barry Moore, Matt Rosendale, Andrew Clyde, Dan Bishop, Greg Steube and Clay Higgins.”
“Republican Lawmakers are requesting that all documents and communications pertaining to Ukraine funding be sent no later than 14 days after the adoption of the resolution. The request covers all military, civilian and financial aid given to Ukraine under President Biden,” the report states.
I’m calling for an audit of all US aid and funding to Ukraine.
The American people deserve to know how their money is being spent in defense of another nation’s border while the Biden regime ignores the threat to our national security everyday at our own border.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 16, 2022
Rep. Greene told the Caller, “the American people deserve [to know] where their hard earned tax dollars are going to a foreign country who is not a member of NATO and President Biden himself said he would not defend.”
The Congresswoman from Georgia also aims to investigate the “outrageous corruption” concerning FTX founder and Democrat donor Sam Bankman-Fried’s ties to the Ukranian regime in light of the cryptocurrency exchange’s recent collapse.
The Republican resolution comes as the Biden administration is set to spend another $37.7 billion for Ukraine, which include $21.7 billion for “defense” and $14.6 billion for government funding and humanitarian aid.
“We’ve watched tens of billions of dollars be sent to defend another nation’s border that is not our own. Every single day our border is invaded by people from foreign lands and also by drugs. Over 300 people are dying every single day, Americans are dying every single day from fentanyl poisoning,” Greene said on Wednesday.
I’m calling for an audit of every single penny that has been sent to Ukraine.
This must be done as soon as possible for the American people.
Taxpayers deserve transparency and they deserve to see where their money is going. pic.twitter.com/WKg7YuPfFI
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 16, 2022
“Yet the Biden administration and this Congress has not done anything to protect our nation’s border and the American people. Just to remind everyone, the building that we’re standing in, the federal government, and everyone’s paychecks here is paid by the American taxpayers,” she added.
“I’m calling for an audit of every single penny that has been sent to Ukraine, including aid money, and any other monies that have been given to the Ukrainian government to defend their national security, while our national security has been ignored,” Greene said.
“This must be done. It has to be done as soon as possible for the American people. They deserve transparency and they deserve to see where their money is going,” said Greene.
