Here’s how to make sure our military gets maximum ‘bang’ for the taxpayer’s buck

To combat the threats of the 21st century, I’ve consistently voted for our service-members to have the funding and support they deserve, while using my congressional oversight to ensure the Pentagon spends taxpayer dollars on national security and stops losing billions to waste, fraud or abuse. To ensure that, I am leading the RECEIPTS Act, which I’m introducing today to give the Pentagon the tools to make that happen and finally pass its financial statement audits. For those that say the Defense Department is too complicated to accomplish this, consider that the US Marine Corps just passed its third audit, joining other large agencies in the Pentagon, including the Defense Information Services Agency, the military’s commissaries and the Defense Contract Audit Agency.

Author: Joni Ernst

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