Ukraine Aid Oversight Hindered by Pentagon Record-Keeping, Watchdog Says
In May, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., delayed passage of $40 billion in aid to Ukraine and demanded that the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction be given the authority to oversee Ukraine assistance.
Sen. John Kennedy, D-La., then introduced a bill that would establish a special IG position for Ukraine; a companion version was introduced in the House by Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, and Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich..
Paul’s proposal drew lukewarm support from a diverse coalition of 12 organizations–including the R Street Institute, Project on Government Oversight, and Taxpayers for Common Sense—who wrote in a June 1 letter to Senate leadership that it is “a reasonable, though less desirable, alternative path forward” as they say more important is getting Senate-confirmed officials in the posts of Defense IG and State IG.
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