Dear Congressman LaMalfa
Why on April 20, 2024, did you join 111 other Republicans and vote against H.R. 8035: Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024? Your press release explained your no vote by saying “These funds do not include significant accounting or cost controls or any of the accountability reforms that had been sought to ensure the funds are not stolen or used for corrupt purposes. There is no mechanism that the loan would be paid back. The portion that replenishes our own armaments has no controls that require it to remain in U.S. stockpiles but could be shipped immediately onward to Ukraine once again, undercutting the claims that approximately half of the spending is to rebuild our own stocks.”
Why did you vote yes on H.R. 8034: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 and. H.R. 8036: Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024? These two military funding bills made no mention of accounting cost controls, accountability reforms or loans with these funds?
One Comment
Your article illustrates how “politics” enters the decisions our elected representatives make in the House and the Senate. It happens on both sides of the fence. I have written Doug LaMalfa a few times over the last several months sharing my concerns, and he usually replies to my emails. I wish more people would do the same.