{"id":2283433,"date":"2024-06-25T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-report-hides-taxpayer-dollars-it-sends-to-chinese-labs\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:36:32","slug":"dod-report-hides-taxpayer-dollars-it-sends-to-chinese-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-report-hides-taxpayer-dollars-it-sends-to-chinese-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD Report Hides Taxpayer Dollars It Sends To Chinese Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdod-report-hides-taxpayer-dollars-it-sends-to-chinese-labs%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=2283433&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--><p>The summary of the given text is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Senator \u200cJoni Ernst from Iowa has\u2062 requested the Department of Defense (DoD)\u200b to release an unredacted \u200cversion of a report by \u2064the Office of Inspector \u2062General (OIG), which discusses\u2063 the funding \u200dof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-house-investigation-into-covid-19-origins-has-turned-up-after-one-year\/\" title=\"Findings from one year of House investigation into COVID-19 origins\">dangerous pathogen research<\/a> in\u2064 Chinese laboratories\u2064 using American taxpayer\u2064 dollars. The public version of the report\u2063 has crucial findings redacted. Senator Ernst&#8217;s letter to Secretary of Defense\u200c Lloyd Austin highlights concerns\u2062 about the DoD&#8217;s secretive \u200bfunding of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-bill-to-freeze-funding-for-gain-of-function-research\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Freeze Funding For Gain-of-Function Research\">risky research<\/a> and the\u2062 lack of transparency in monitoring such \u2064expenditures. She emphasizes the necessity of disclosing \u2063the full extent and details of these funded projects to the public, as required by the Federal Funding\u2063 Accountability and Transparency Act. Her letter also \u2062indicates that the DoD has failed to adequately track or monitor the spending \u200dand\u200c that Navy officials did \u200dnot respond to specific inquiries from the \u200cOIG regarding this matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) redacted \u201ckey findings\u201d in the public version of a report on dangerous pathogen research conducted in Chinese labs that was being funded with American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">taxpayer dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, filed a letter Tuesday asking the DoD to release the unredacted version of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) report and explain the taxpayer money sent to China to fund these experiments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith DoD secretly funding risky research on dangerous pathogens and diseases in China, this alarming Inspector General investigation demonstrates Washington hasn\u2019t learned any lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d wrote Ernst in her letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.<\/p>\n<p>The letter explains that while some of the projects have been identified, the full extent is unknown, according to the OIG report titled \u201cReview of DoD Funds Provided to the People\u2019s Republic of China and Associated Affiliates for Research Activities or Any Foreign Countries for the Enhancement of Pathogens of Pandemic Potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is due to DoD not sufficiently tracking or monitoring expenditures made from its own contracts and grants. Additionally, Navy officials didn\u2019t even bother responding to the OIG\u2019s specific questions,\u201d Ernst wrote. <\/p>\n<p>The information surrounding the projects, funded by taxpayer dollars, is required by law to be disclosed to the general public, due to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, Ernst noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe description of the project omits any mention of China or the collaboration with a company closely affiliated with China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that may be playing a role in the regime\u2019s genocide of ethnic minorities,\u201d Ernst wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst has been involved with investigating the National Institutes of Health and its funding of the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology to try and determine the truth surrounding the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is deeply troubling that the government, especially DoD, cannot account for how much taxpayer money is being sent to China or why and it is hiding what it does know from the public,\u201d Ernst said. <\/p>\n<p>The senator\u2019s letter requests that the Pentagon release the fully unreacted and uncensored version of the DoD report. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is deeply troubling that the government, especially DoD, cannot account for how much taxpayer money is being sent to China,\u201d Ernst said. \u201cOr why and it is hiding what it does know from the public.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Also, in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-mcgahn-testifying-on-russia-investigation-after-two-year-subpoena-battle\/\" title=\"Don McGahn Testifying On Russia Investigation After Two-Year Subpoena Battle\">redacted report<\/a>, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is reintroducing legislation that will require further transparency with taxpayer dollars that are sent to adversarial nations, such as China. The bill is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/1775?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22tracks+track%22%7D&#038;s=2&#038;r=48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">titled<\/a> the TRACKS Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow a single penny from hardworking Americans to go to foreign adversaries actively working against America and our interests,\u201d Stefanik said. \u201cThis desperately needed legislation ensures that bureaucrats are held accountable for their reckless and irresponsible spending that is lining the pockets of countries like Communist China.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Kamden Mulder is a summer intern at The Federalist. She is a senior at Hillsdale College pursuing a degree in American Studies and Journalism.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joni Ernst requested the Department of Defense (DoD) to release an unredacted report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). 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