Good
afternoon
folks
-
I
came
to
Washington
with
a
mission
to
cut
reckless
spending
and
stop
government
inefficiencies.
With
the
government’s
$19
trillion+
in
debt
representing
$59,000
for
each
Iowan,
now
more
than
ever
we
need
to
cut
wasteful
and
unnecessary
spending.
That's
why
each
month
I
identify
areas
of
government
pork
barrel
spending,
waste,
fraud,
and
abuse
and
give
out
the
Squeal
Award.
Squeal
Award:
$86
Million
for
an
Unused
Aircraft
Earlier
this
year,
a
Department
of
Justice
Inspector
General
Report
found
that
the
Drug
Enforcement
Agency
(DEA) and
the
Department
of
Defense
(DoD) spent
more
than
$86
million
on
an
aircraft
designed
for
counter
narcotics
efforts
in
Afghanistan
that
never
actually
flew
there.
Not
only
did
$86
million
of
our
taxpayer
money
go
to
building
an
aircraft specifically for
a
combat
zone that
was
never
used
in
one,
but
it
cost
the
Pentagon
nearly
four
times
more
than
the
$22
million
it
was
budgeted
for.
Plus, an
additional
$2
million was wasted
on
modifying
a
hangar
for
the
aircraft
that
was
never
used.
It’s
unacceptable,
and
that's
why
I introduced
an
amendment
to
the
Fiscal
Year
2017
Department
of
Defense
Appropriations
Act
to
block
any
future
funding
for
DEA Afghanistan aircraft
procurement
unless
a
report
is
submitted
to
Congress
on
why
it
is
needed
and
we
are
satisfied
with
the
explanation.
This
amendment
would
ensure
we
are
being
fiscally
responsible
with
taxpayer
dollars
in
our
procurement
of
military
equipment.
While
some
in
Washington
may
think
$86
million isn’t
much,
Iowans
know
better.
We
cannot
continue
down
this
reckless
path of
wasteful
spending.
I
hereby
present
this
unused
$86
million
aircraft
with
this
month’s Squeal
Award.
Do
you
have
an
example
of
government
waste
or
inefficiencies
that
I
should
take
a
look
at?
Send
me
an
email
by clicking
here.
Thank
you!
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