Posted 1/23/2024, 5:02:00 PM
Ernst Seeks Greater Transparency After Austin Hospitalization Goes Unreported
- Sen. Joni Ernst demanding OMB audit and publish schedules of all Biden admin agency heads after Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for a week without informing White House
- Ernst questions if Austin works from home so often that week-long hospital stay went unnoticed
- During Austin's hospitalization, Biden vacationed and GSA Admin. Robin Carnahan worked from Missouri instead of agency HQ
- Ernst says "tone at the top" of Biden admin has undercut efforts to get federal employees back working in offices
- Ernst calls for publishing admin leaders' schedules online and OMB to audit them quarterly to ensure no more "wool pulled over our eyes"