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Henry Cuellar: “A $10 billion credit card paid by the taxpayers that nobody…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Enhancing DHS Funding Oversight

Published | Video Starts at 02:38

A couple of $100 million here and a couple hundred million dollars there is what we're seeing. The worst part is they don't tell us anything about it. No notifications, no reports. A $10 billion credit card paid by the taxpayers that nobody oversees, not a single person in this room. This funds will be much better used for fraud investigators, analysts, auditors, inspectors to ensure that the taxpayers funds are being used responsibly and as Congress intended. (02:38–02:47)

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Asserts that the $10 billion fund is not being overseen by anyone, implying a lack of accountability for taxpayer money.

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