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Little sensitive about where their dollars are going and when they see this duplication, they want common sense. they want agencies to talk to each other. how about we consolidate? thats all we ask for. were not asking for government not to do things but just be better at what they do. we see some that are new in their reports. the catfish inspection program. remember that? this is still being done. were paying $20 million a year for this program and its not inspecting any catfish. were already ...

>> there are three government offices that inspect catfish. the gao thinks that could be slimmed down to one catfish inspection program. >> like when my child -- i tell him to do something and he says, its hard, daddy, i dont want to do, and gives up. this is the part most americans dont understand. >> you have 381 recommendations since 2011 i think. whats the total estimated ballpark figure of savings to the government if all 381 were implemented? >> the estimate is tens of billions of dollars....

>> there are three government offices that inspect catfish. the gao thinks that could be slimmed down to one catfish inspection program. >> like when my child -- i tell him to do something and he says, its hard, daddy, i dont want to do, and gives up. this is the part most americans dont understand. >> you have 381 recommendations since 2011 i think. whats the total estimated ballpark figure of savings to the government if all 381 were implemented? >> the estimate is tens of billions of dollars....