{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1136", "Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington Demand Accountability from Biden Administration on Ukraine War Funding", "2023-10-31", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Jack Bergman", "B001301", "bergman.house.gov", "bergman", "https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young demanding accounting of the United States\u2019 funding of the Ukraine war to date. The letter also calls on Director Young to schedule a date to testify before the House Budget Committee on these expenditures.\n\nThe letter reads, \u201cIt has now been over 20 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Congress has provided $114 billion in supplemental appropriations \u2014 not including potentially billions in additional repurposed, transferred, and reprogramed funds \u2014 and yet we are no closer to getting a clear picture of the Biden Administration\u2019s strategy for providing U.S. assistance in Ukraine. What has become abundantly clear, however, is that this conflict is far from over \u2014 therefore, it is imperative that the Biden Administration be accountable, transparent, and most importantly, honest, with the American people about funding for Ukraine\u2026As you are aware, it is Congress that has the power of the purse, and there\u2019s no excuse for Congress to be unaware of how congressionally appropriated funds are being spent.\u201d\n\nBergman and Arrington's letter calls for a full accounting of expenditures, transfers and reprogrammed funds, as well as obligations, apportionments, and outlays for each appropriations account providing assistance to Ukraine. This information is essential to advance Congressional oversight, inform potential legislation, and keep the federal government accountable to the American people.\n\nBergman and Arrington demand OMB Director Young provide the following:\n\nA full crosscutting report on U.S. government-wide expenditures for Ukraine and \u201ccountries impacted by the situation in Ukraine\u201d since February 24, 2022.\n\nA complete and detailed explanation of all relevant/applicable legal authorities utilized by the Biden Administration for all expenditures related to Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine and security assistance related to the war in Ukraine. including the amounts of assistance provided under each authority, and the remaining assistance that may be provided under each authority.\n\nThe letter also highlights OMB\u2019s unwillingness thus far to comply with Congress and provide requested accounting on the Ukraine War thus far, including requests from Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) and several House Budget Committee members who called on OMB for information on these expenditures on January 22, 2023 and have yet to receive adequate information in response.\n\nPursuant of Rule X the Committee on the Budget has jurisdiction over \u201cthe budget process generally,\u201d including the executive budget process. The Committee\u2019s responsibilities in this area include \u201censuring spending and revenue decisions are transparent and effectively carried out by the Executive Branch.\u201d This entails the duty to elicit accurate information about expenditure and related matters from the Executive Branch to keep the federal government accountable to the American people.\n\nSee the full letter HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1136"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8467300795018673, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}