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The military has failed to pass an audit in the last six years and members of Congress are trying to figure out how to help it reduce waste.

Congress still trying to figure out how to reduce wasteful military spending

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It’s no secret the United States spends extraordinary sums on the military. Congress approved an $824 billion budget for the Pentagon for 2024. However, not all that money goes to good use. “How much do you think the Air Force pays for this bag of bushings?” Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., asked Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall during a recent hearing. “I don’t know, congressman,” Sec. Kendall said. “$90,000,” Waltz told him as he held up a small bag that fit in his hand. There’s a bipartisan effort to reduce wasteful and ill-advised spending. “The interest on our debt alone is…

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