Kurt Bardella: ‘Follow the Money’ Is Our Mantra in the Oversight Committee, ‘It’s the Best Way to Tell the Story’

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BARDELLA: "Well, I think 'Follow the money' has always been a mantra for use at the Oversight Committee, where taxpayer dollars went and why. When you look at the connections to the Trump family businesses, a lot of no-bid contracts went to companies that have some nexus with the Trump family, whether they’re on the board or passive investors, they would call it. That’s going to go under a microscope. Wherever money went, that's where you follow. That’s what we did when we took over the Oversight Committee back in 2010 with Darrell Issa, Jim Jordan, Mick Mulvaney. We followed the money, tart dollars, stimulus dollars. That is the best way to tell the story, because it’s forensics, it’s numbers, it’s accountability and it’s not something you can leave up to just hyperbole or threats. Here’s what the numbers say, here’s what the money meant. What did you get to show for that money, for that investment? That’s where the affordability part comes in."