Democrats' coronavirus relief bill reins in president's ability to remove IGs

[mystery-ak]

Democrats' coronavirus relief bill reins in president's ability to remove IGs
By J. Edward Moreno - 05/12/20 01:53 PM EDT

House Democrats included provisions in their $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill that would limit President Trump’s ability to remove inspectors general.

The restriction requires the president to give Congress 30-day notice before an inspector general is put on administrative leave. It also requires him to give Congress a reason for putting an IG on administrative leave, outlining acceptable reasons for removal. 

The move comes in response to a series of inspector general dismissals from the administration this year after Trump was acquitted on impeachment charges by the Senate in February.


Acting Pentagon Inspector General Glenn Fine, who was charged with overseeing the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, was abruptly removed and replaced in early April. Fine had been designated to lead the coronavirus relief oversight panel.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/497363-democrats-coronavirus-relief-bill-reins-in-presidents-ability-to-remove-igs

[PeteS in CA]

I wonder how many more irrelevancies are packed into this bill.

[skeeter]

This rat bullsh*t needs to be called out loudly.

I can't take much more of seeing Nanna's stretched, pinched, pulled lying hateful visage on TV trying to pass this spending atrocity off as a reaffirmation of 'American values'.