How Congress intends to keep an eye on where the 2 trillion is going

When Congress doles out massive amounts of taxpayer money at breakneck speed, safeguards against abuse, waste and graft aren’t always airtight.

So when Congress raced to pass an 880-page, $2 trillion rescue package for an American economy collapsing amid the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers added a series of protections against corruption.

Here is who is tasked with the oversight, you will have to go to the original article for the details on how they work:

1) The Congressional Oversight Commission;

2) The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery;

3) The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee; and

4) General congressional oversight

Full story at Politico

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