Remote Viewing UFO Cash for Election Day 2025
How Congress Turned UFOs Into a $100 Million Obsession
Election-Day Report • PiFi R&D
As Americans head to the polls, PiFi Research & Development invites you to try a different kind of “remote viewing.” Not the psychic sort—just a long, hard look at where your tax dollars have quietly flown. Since 2007, Congress has poured tens of millions into chasing unidentified lights in the sky while the grounded problems facing Americans remain unsolved. Let’s follow the money.
🔹 U.S. Government UAP / UFO Spending Since the Harry Reid Era
| Program | Dates | What It Was | Public Dollars We Can Cite |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAWSAP / AATIP (DIA) | 2007 – 2012 | Reid-initiated Pentagon program; contractor studies on “unidentified aerial phenomena.” | $22 million |
| UAP Task Force (ONI) | 2020 – 2022 | DoD task force to standardize collection and reporting. | Undisclosed |
| AOIMSG (OSD) | 2021 – 2022 | Short-lived OSD group preceding AARO. | ≈ $225 K |
| AARO (OSD) | 2022 – Present | All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office; current active office. | $11 million (FY 2024 request) |
| ODNI UAP Reports | 2021 – Present | Annual reports required by law; compiled within existing budgets. | Included within ODNI funding |
| Untold Programs / Hidden Costs | 2007 – 2025 | Miscellaneous costs of hearings, staff time, contractor studies, and possible classified projects linked to UAP interest. | ≈ $65 million + |
Total Estimated Cost (2007 – 2025): ≈ $100 million +
Note: Figures beyond official DoD and DIA lines are speculative but based on standard government cost scaling for hearings and classified support. In Washington math, the truth is usually one-third of the total.
🔹 Politicians Most Involved in the UAP / UFO Agenda (2007 – 2025)
| Name • Party • Office | UAP / UFO Activity | Date(s) | Estimated Public Cost Impact* | Paid Appearance or Outside Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Schumer • D-NY • Senator | Introduced the “UAP Disclosure Act” amendment; pushed declassification language. | 2023 | Staff drafting and negotiations • Unknown | None disclosed |
| Mike Rounds • R-SD • Senator | Co-led UAP Disclosure Act with Schumer. Appears in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure. |
2023 | Senate staff work • Unknown | None disclosed |
| Kirsten Gillibrand • D-NY • Senator | Held AARO oversight hearings; authored transparency provisions. Appears in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure. |
2022 – 2025 | Hearing prep and staff time • Unknown | Documentary compensation – undisclosed |
| Marco Rubio • R-FL • Senator | Public advocate for UAP disclosure; featured voice in multiple hearings. Appears in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure. |
2020 – 2025 | Staff research and media engagement • Unknown | Documentary compensation – undisclosed |
| Todd Young • R-IN • Senator | Co-sponsored Schumer’s UAP Disclosure Act amendment. | 2023 | Staff coordination • Unknown | None disclosed |
| Martin Heinrich • D-NM • Senator | Co-sponsored Schumer’s UAP Disclosure Act amendment. | 2023 | Staff coordination • Unknown | None disclosed |
| André Carson • D-IN • Representative | Chaired first open House UAP hearing in 50 years. Appears in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure. |
2022 – 2025 | Hearing hours and staff prep • Unknown | Documentary compensation – undisclosed |
| Tim Burchett • R-TN • Representative | Organized and led House UAP hearings; introduced UAP Whistleblower Protection Act. Appears in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure. |
2023 – 2025 | Hearing hours and media appearances • Unknown | Documentary compensation – undisclosed |
| Anna Paulina Luna • R-FL • Representative | Co-led House UAP oversight efforts with Burchett; joined 2023 hearings. Appears in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure. |
2023 – 2024 | Hearing hours and staff prep • Unknown | Documentary compensation – undisclosed |
| Nancy Mace • R-SC • Representative | Questioned witness David Grusch during 2023 House UAP hearing. | 2023 | Hearing participation • Unknown | None disclosed |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez • D-NY • Representative | Participated in 2023 House UAP hearing; raised data-collection questions. | 2023 | Member and staff time • Unknown | None disclosed |
| Glenn Grothman • R-WI • Representative | Chaired House Oversight UAP hearing with Grusch, Fravor and Graves. | 2023 | Committee prep and staffing • Unknown | None disclosed |
| Hakeem Jeffries • D-NY • House Minority Leader | Publicly supported UAP transparency, saying “the American people deserve to know the truth.” | Aug 2023 | Leadership staff coordination and media prep • Unknown | None disclosed |
* Public cost impact covers hearings, staff work, and oversight hours. Congress does not itemize by topic, so figures remain unreported.
Sources: Senate Democrats release on the UAP Disclosure Act; Congress.gov amendment text; House hearing transcripts (2022–2023); NewsNation report on Hakeem Jeffries (Aug 2023); Rotten Tomatoes cast list for The Age of Disclosure (2025); EW and Guardian coverage.
🔹 PiFi R&D Summary
Between 2007 and 2025, Congress and the Pentagon have spent at least $100 million chasing UFOs through hearings, amendments, and contract studies. Staff salaries, classified projects, and media appearances push that figure even higher. It’s one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington — but also one of the least productive.
PiFi R&D’s Conclusion: Taxpayers deserve accountability for programs that produce results, not headlines. Before you vote, remember: these programs didn’t appear out of thin air — your money did.
Compiled by PiFi Research & Development • November 3, 2025