{"id":1992212,"date":"2023-08-05T21:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T01:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-urges-epa-to-recoup-nearly-100000-that-ex-official-wasted\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T21:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T01:11:51","slug":"senator-urges-epa-to-recoup-nearly-100000-that-ex-official-wasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-urges-epa-to-recoup-nearly-100000-that-ex-official-wasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator calls on EPA to recover almost $100k lost by former official."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-urges-epa-to-recoup-nearly-100000-that-ex-official-wasted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992212&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. \u200bChuck Grassley Calls for Accountability in Biden Administration<\/h2>\n<p>President\u200d Joe\u2063 Biden&#8217;s administration has been \u2062urged by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)\u200d to take action and\u2062 recover nearly $100,000 that a former government official was found to have misused. The official in question is \u2063Katherine Lemos, who served as the chairperson and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety \u200cand Hazard Investigation Board.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Lemos \u2063unlawfully spent a \u200bstaggering $97,835 on various expenses, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-chairman-powell-not-clear-yet-whether-the-delta-strain-will-have-important-effects-on-the-economy\/\" title=\"Fed Chairman Powell: Not clear yet whether the Delta strain will have important effects on the economy\">including travel<\/a>, training, and office items. This misuse of funds is a serious\u200b matter that demands immediate attention.<\/p>\n<h3>Accountability and Transparency<\/h3>\n<p>As \u200belected representatives, it is our duty\u200d to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used responsibly and ethically. The\u200d American people deserve \u200btransparency and accountability from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon 'Abuse of Power'\">government officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Grassley&#8217;s\u2062 call for action\u200b serves as a reminder that no one is above the law, \u2062regardless of their position or authority. It is crucial for the Biden administration\u2064 to address this issue promptly and take the necessary steps to recover \u2063the misused funds.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting the \u200cPublic&#8217;s Trust<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. Chemical \u2063Safety and \u2062Hazard Investigation Board plays a vital \u2063role in safeguarding the well-being of our communities. It is essential that the individuals entrusted with such positions uphold the highest standards of integrity and fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>By \u2062pursuing the\u2063 recovery of the\u2062 misused\u200d funds, the\u200b Biden administration\u200c can demonstrate its commitment to protecting the public&#8217;s trust and ensuring that taxpayer money is used for its intended purpose.<\/p>\n<h3>Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<p>It is imperative that the Biden administration takes swift action in this matter. By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-urges-epa-to-recoup-nearly-100000-that-ex-official-wasted\/\" title=\"Senator calls on EPA to recover almost 0k lost by former official.\">holding\u2062 government officials accountable<\/a> for their actions, we can foster a culture of transparency and integrity within our government.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Grassley&#8217;s call for the recovery of the misused funds is \u2063a step \u200bin the right direction. Let us hope that the Biden administration heeds this \u2063call and takes the necessary measures to\u200b rectify this situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration to recover approximately $100,000 misused by former government official Katherine Lemos. Lemos, who served as chairperson and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, unlawfully spent $97,835 on travel, training, and office supplies, as per the Environmental Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":1992213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1992212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}