The Defense Department was unable to account for over 60 percent of its assets in a November audit.
host Shannon Bream spoke with Cotton on Sunday about concerns related to defense spending that could be reduced if"waste and fraud" were addressed at the Defense Department, which has now failed its audit five times in a row.gives the Pentagon more money each year instead of demanding"responsible financial management" and that there are"millions, possibly billions of dollars in wasted money" within the government agency.
"Is there money there that could be helpful to these concerns you have?" Bream asked Cotton. The GOP senator responded by saying that there are opportunities for the Pentagon to reform, especially when it comes to the way it procures weapon systems. Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, leaves a meeting with fellow Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on November 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C. A Fox News host confronted Cotton about the Pentagon's fifth failed audit as he was discussing the debt ceiling deal on Sunday."However, if you're talking millions and billions in reform, we're talking about tens of billions at a minimum and additional needs to deter China and deter Iran, and deter Russia," he added.
Cotton on Sunday confirmed that the"Pentagon can find savings but not savings to match and offset the cuts in this [debt deal] bill, or the threats that we face from countries like China and Iran and Russia." The Republican senator on Thursday filed an amendment to the debt ceiling package to prevent further cuts to"critical" defense spending.
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