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'Lost absolutely all touch': Gobsmacked lawmakers react to Noem's luxury purchases (www.rawstory.com)
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[–] ravenaspiring@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security—which oversees the US Coast Guard (USCG)—Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) pointed to Noem’s policy of personally reviewing and deciding whether to approve any contract exceeding $100,000 in value, an indication that the secretary signed off on the new procurement of private jets from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.