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   Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee requested a detailed   
   report on how $350 billion in American Rescue Plan funds have   
   been spent.   
      
   The committee claimed the Treasury Department is not being   
   transparent over how the funds are being used and requested that   
   the Government Accountability Office include details on the   
   funds used in all states, localities, territories, and tribes.   
      
   "Based on several discussions with officials at the Department   
   of the Treasury regarding obligations, expenditures, and uses of   
   Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRFs)   
   provided for in ARPA, there remains insufficient information on   
   details, and reporting that is publicly available to date, which   
   Treasury appears to take with casual indifference," the letter   
   said. "Because of the lack of information and transparency on   
   uses of and accounting for these federal funds, we request that   
   the Government Accountability Office (GAO) help to ensure there   
   is proper oversight of at least $350 billion of ARPA funding and   
   necessary accountability to Congress and the American people."   
      
   The request also included questions for the GAO, including how   
   much oversight has been done by the Treasury Department into the   
   use of the funds and how a taxpayer can view the report, whether   
   the reporting requirements for the Treasury Department create   
   undue burdens and inefficacy, and what controls the department   
   has established that reported spending by states and localities   
   abide by the restrictions on uses put in place in the American   
   Rescue Plan Act, instead of using the funds for non-COVID-19-   
   related purposes.   
      
   Congress passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to help   
   local, state, tribal, and federal governments soften the   
   economic fallout from the pandemic, which included giving   
   stimulus checks to citizens who lost their jobs or were unable   
   to pay rent because of a lack of funds triggered by the pandemic.   
      
   The report request comes after President Joe Biden announced   
   that $10 billion of the American Rescue Plan funds has been   
   dedicated to strengthening public safety last month after   
   multiple mass shootings took place across the country. The money   
   can be used to hire more police officers and other police   
   resources such as equipment and cars.   
      
   “To every governor, every mayor, every county official, the need   
   is clear, my message is clear: Spend this money now. Use these   
   funds we made available to you. Prioritize public safety,” Biden   
   said last month, according to NBC News. “Do it quickly before   
   the summer, when crime rates typically surge.”   
      
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