Michael Duffey, Trump's nominee for undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, served as associate director at the Office of Management and Budget during Trump's first term and was involved in withholding aid to Ukraine. This raises concerns among some senators about whether Duffey will follow the law and comply with congressional oversight if confirmed.
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In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren told Duffey that his role in withholding aid “raises concerns” about whether he will follow the law if approved for the powerful Pentagon position that oversees a large weapons-buying budget. It has been a gatekeeper for generating more than $66 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.
But “he and others who favor presidential impoundment of congressionally appropriated funds should be made to commit in confirmation hearings to expending what Congress appropriates,” Schake said.
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