California Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) is asking for a second hearing by lawmakers regarding the $600 million no bid contract for COVID-19 masks, following the reveal of State Controller Betty Yee’s role two years later.
The issue had been heard by a state assembly committee before in May 2020, but Yee’s association with the matter was only revealed in a civil lawsuit filed in September of last year.
Yee has been in office since 2015 and her job entitles her to overlook state spending and provide financial guidance to local governments.
“From my experiences with the Controller this is very out of character, and it is concerning if the reports are accurate,” Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) said in a statement to The Epoch Times May 13.
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