Edward Markey: “The Pentagon swiped the taxpayer's credit card to pay for…”

“If this administration would was serious about fiscal accountability, it would have halted the record $95 billion end of fiscal year spending the Pentagon blew through last September. Those taxpayer funds weren't for services, service members salaries and benefits. The Pentagon swiped the taxpayer's credit card to pay for deals with outside contractors, giving $6 billion to foreign governments and foreign-owned businesses and by high and luxury items like furniture including a 100,000 grand piano. That's not music to the ears of the American people. When it comes to transparency and accountability, the administration that believes in transparency should welcome oversight and it would be …” (05:37–05:55)

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