Regulations and Government
Senate Dems Urge Probe into DHS Purchase of 12 Aircraft
Purchase includes four Gulfstreams and eight Boeings
Gulfstream G700
Senate appropriators say two Gulfstream 700s are among the DHS purchases. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Democratic leaders are seeking an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purchase of four Gulfstreams—two G650s and two G700s—and eight Boeing 737s for the Trump Administration’s use.

Appropriations Committee vice chair Patty Murray (D-Washington) and Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), the ranking member of the homeland security subcommittee, sent a letter to both DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the DHS inspector general requesting the investigation, calling the purchases a “gross misuse” of tax dollars.

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