James Comer: “I would like to talk about transparency in government spending. That is one of the main objectives of the House…”

“I would like to talk about transparency in government spending. That is one of the main objectives of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Not only do we ensure the prevention of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government, we also want and expect government transparency, just like the people who send us here to be their voice in Washington. There is no greater disgrace to the taxpayers than the nearly $28 trillion in debt we are facing as a nation. But instead of taking this burden we are leaving to our children and grandchildren seriously, Democrats are barreling through a partisan $2 trillion package through Congress, $2 trillion of deficit spending. Congress has already spent $4 trillion to fight the coronavirus in a bipartisan manner. And $1 trillion of that $4 trillion we have already appropriated is unspent. That is why I introduced a resolution with Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith requiring President Biden to provide this body with information about the $1 trillion in unspent funds. Congress should have the information before we spend more taxpayer money. The American people must have transparency and accountability for how their money is spent. People find that hard to believe, that 25 percent of the last COVID relief bill hasn't been spent, and we don't have a full accounting of where that money is, where the unspent funds are, where it is going, why it hasn't been spent. But we are going to appropriate another $2 trillion?…”