Government Oversight and Accountability
Senator Duckworth is focused on improving oversight and accountability across the government. Since entering Congress, Senator Duckworth has prioritized rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in government programs. For example, when the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the U.S. Department of Defense wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on purchasing duplicative camouflage uniforms, Senator Duckworth helped amend the law to crack down on this unnecessary government spending. As a result of this good government reform, the GAO reported that taxpayers saved $4.2 billion over 5 years when the Army avoided procuring a new family of camouflage uniforms. She is committed to developing bipartisan solutions that make our government more transparent and accountable to the people it serves.
Latest
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April 19, 2023
Duckworth Joins Merkley, Brown and Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to End Corrupt Stock Trading Activities by Members of Congress
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April 06, 2023
Duckworth Statement on City of Chicago’s Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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March 31, 2023
Duckworth, Grassley, Wyden, Lankford, Markey Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Whistleblowers at DOE & NRC
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January 03, 2023
Duckworth Sworn Into Second Term as U.S. Senator
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December 23, 2022
Duckworth’s First Term in the Senate: Getting Things Done for Working Illinoisans
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December 08, 2022
New Duckworth-Baldwin Bill Would Ensure Seat Size, Other Real-Life Conditions Are Considered in Federal Aircraft Emergency Evacuation Standards
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October 21, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin, Quigley, Casten, Schakowsky Call On USPS Board of Governors to Protect Postal Workers After Inaction From Postmaster General DeJoy
