This week the EPA inspector general reported that the EPA has failed to accurately report the use of $7 billion in 2022. This jarring report is the clearest sign yet that the EPA is unable and unwilling to adequately serve the American people. Under President Biden's leadership, this failure in accountability is what we have come to expect. No one is surprised. Whether it is creating burdensome regulations on our Nation's coal- powered generation plants or constructing extreme methane rules for natural gas producers or attempting to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles, the EPA has repeatedly shown that it is unable to govern effectively. The inspector general's report outlines how 99 percent of the EPA's total award-level outlays were not reported in fiscal year 2022. If the EPA cannot adequately account for the taxpayer funds that it distributes, how can it possibly be relied upon to effectively regulate our energy industry? It is time to rein in the out-of-control EPA and hold the EPA accountable to the American people. ____________________
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