[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRUTH SQUAD ON WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE

  (Mr. CARDOZA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, the Truth Squad on Waste, Fraud and Abuse 
is charged with holding the Bush administration accountable for its 
mishandling of taxpayer dollars.
  That is something that this Republican Congress has failed to do. On 
issue after issue, from Katrina to Iraq to border security, to health 
care, we have seen outrageous waste of American tax dollars. And this 
Congress has repeatedly failed to hold the administration accountable 
for it.
  Today, the Truth Squad is unveiling the Golden Drain Award, which you 
see next to me in this picture. The Golden Drain is an award that will 
be displayed in my office, and it will be given each week to a 
recipient who has been most derelict in their duty as stewards of 
American taxpayer dollars. We will award this award next week for the 
first time.
  All told, the Truth Squad has identified over $150 billion of 
American tax dollars that have gone down the drain of waste, fraud and 
abuse. Enough is enough, Mr. Speaker. It is time for accountability. It 
is time for a new direction. It is time to audit America's books.

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