definition of whistleblower. so, wow you have jordan there, saying ultimately they want to pursue legislation and the appropriations committee, he says the real power in leverage here lies within the power of that first, purse, potentially limiting the funds of the fbi and dhs as well are receiving. then, you have plaskett at the end there, the top democrat on this panel, who let this staff report released on thursday, about the so-called whistleblower s, who could be interviewed. saying if they are really concerned about the wasteful taxpayer spending, they should pay attention to the very mission of this committee. by the way, democrats on the panel say there may be weaponization of the government, but it is not the kind that republicans are alleging. so, a lot to watch here as the panel gets ready for their second hearing on the twitter files coming up this week. absolutely. thank you for keeping walked for us, julie tsirkin. consider the activists are making it clear that donal
white house is going to cooperate with your request for information and documents? well, they said when joe biden was campaigning that he would be the most transparent president in the history of america. jake, do you believe that rejecting our offers for information with respect to taxpayer spending sounds like a transparent administration? i m hopeful that they ll turn around once we become the majority and have the gavel, because the oversight committee is supposed to get the backs of the american taxpayers. we re supposed to be the check and balance on the american tax dollars that are spent. and there hasn t been any oversight. so we re concerned about the massive spending. we know there are reports of waste, fraud and abuse at the unemployment insurance fund with some of the covid money, with these grants that are handed out in many of these government agencies. we just want to get to work and do our job and try to make sure taxpayer dollars aren t being wasted. good luck. i
funds to offer these bus rides to migrant families to cities including washington, d.c., new york and most recently chicago, illinois. now, typically these migrants after they re released from federal custody it is up to them to pay for their own bus or plane tickets as they head to the destination to continue with their asylum proceedings. however, since april, governor abbott has been offering these migrants free rides to those who volunteer to accept the offer. governor abbott releasing a statement responding to this reporting showing the $12.7 million in texas taxpayer spending, saying that until president biden and congress do their jobs and secure the southern border, texas will continue utilizing every strategy to address this border crisis and protect texas. we should note not long after that statement was issued, at least two buses from texas
migrants free rides to those who volunteer to accept the offer. governor abbott releasing a statement responding to this reporting showing the $12.7 million in texas taxpayer spending, saying that until president biden and congress do their jobs and secure our southern border, texas will continue utilizing every strategy to address this border crisis and protect texans. we should note, not long after that statement was issued, at least two buses from texas pulled into chicago, transporting about 95 migrants. and the texas governor made clear that he s considering other blue cities in terms of potentially sending migrant buses their way as well. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. hundreds of protesters took to the streets of mexico city on saturday to protest the leadership of president andres manuel lopez obrador and the struggling economy.
does not cover all the costs. give us an idea does not cover all the costs. give us an idea of does not cover all the costs. give us an idea of some does not cover all the costs. give us an idea of some of does not cover all the costs. give us an idea of some of what this expenditure is on, because quite a lot of it is the refurbishment of buckingham palace itself, i think. yes, a couple of years ago the sovereign grant went up from 15% of the crown estate income, although those figures are also questionable, and it went up to 25% to cover refurbishment of buckingham palace. it would also cover things like travel, events, and it says it covers official travel but also personal travel for the royals. just talk to us a personal travel for the royals. just talk to us a bit personal travel for the royals. just talk to us a bit about what people feel about whether they are getting value for money. i mean, obviously people who love the royal family will say they are worth every pe