And all this time I'm hearing we need to cut the budget, maybe he didn't get the memo 🤔
To be fair, that $137K includes some upgrades to his fully furnished home including a $50K paint job.
Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel
Published February 07, 2025 at 5:51pm ET
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is looking to live in military family housing and requested to use $137,000 in taxpayer funding for repairs -- including nearly $50,000 for an "emergency" paint job -- a pair of top Democratic lawmakers said in a letter Friday demanding more details.
"We know that many service members and their families currently live in unacceptable housing conditions including houses with mold, lead paint, and other hazards," Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut said in their letter to Hegseth about his housing. "What commitment will you make to provide service members with a similarly high quality of housing for themselves and their families?"
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/07/hegseth-wants-50000-emergency-paint-job-move-military-family-housing-lawmakers-say.html
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