Rep. Bacon says Pentagon diverted $2.6B from housing to troop bonuses, demands repayment
A retiring Republican congressman plans to press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over $2.6 billion Congress earmarked for military housing that was redirected to pay service member bonuses.
A retiring Republican congressman, Rep. Bacon, will confront Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week over $2.6 billion appropriated by Congress for military housing assistance that was redirected to pay "Warrior Dividend" bonuses. The bonuses were paid to about 1.45 million service members, and Bacon is demanding the funds be repaid to the housing account.