[Daily Caller] Sen. Chuck Grassley is not happy that the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Inspector General can’t figure out how many felony fugitives live in federally-funded public housing, so he’s told the watchdog to do whatever it takes to get the answer.The Surprise Meter has little to do with the occupants, it's that anyone would suggest something might actually be done about them.
"It is troubling that the full number of wanted fugitive felons living in public housing remains unknown, unexplained, undocumented and unjustified," the Iowa Republican wrote in a letter to HUD Inspector General (IG) David Montoya Wednesday. "Tenants deserve to know if a wanted fugitive felon is living in the same housing project."
So, Grassley wants the HUD IG to do "a thorough, nationwide investigation into the number of wanted fugitive felons living in public housing and the adequacy of controls in place to prevent that from occurring. The American people need assurance that HUD is enforcing the law and ensuring the safety and security of public housing tenants."
Grassley is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a long-time congressional advocate on behalf of the more than 70 federal watchdogs whose sole job is to expose waste, fraud and mis-management in the executive branch bureaucracy.
May I suggest the 'tracking down' begin at the federally owned property found at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500