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Between 2010 and 2012. reporting one event alone cost over $4 million. is this how you travel when your company sends you on out on business? you get the executive suites? look at this place. they requested upgrades and stayed in presidential suites that normally cost up to $3500 a night. some lawmakers really got fired up over two videos starring employees line dancing. they arent half bad and parroting star trek costing more than $50,000. >> what were you thinking? you were thinking this will ...

And it turned out thats actually part of the irs procedure. if you have a question, theres a person in washington, in the washington office, that you send it to. so until we know what the "it" real lyre is. which is not the province of the right wing. >> can i speak up for their fellow beleaguered government bureaucrats? >> please. >> if the worst of the irs scandal is that there was a "star trek" video that was made or some people dancing, that is not a major problem. that is not rise to waterg...

Dancing, yeah, its embarrassing. nobody looks good line dancing or dressed like leonard nimoy. >> other than spock. >> other than leonard nimoy. but that is not a scandal. and that i dont think is going to get the republicans to, to really push this administration where they want to go. >> but the problem is the irs was also saying they needed more money and resources to do their job. so its like hey, how about not the star trek video and use that money? >> one successful piece of testimony that...

Ihi weve all discuss the fear of the irs. its perhaps the scariest government organization, so they were scared. they didnt know they could get a lawyer and then sue. also, t democrats keep hiding behind this inspector general audit. its just simply an audit. i would remind you that the russell george who headed the audit said both incompetence and ideology caused the targeting. no tnow to your point, eric, the using another excuse. not just well, we should take a look at all these groups. even ...

Review. i need a straight line. >> sean: $50 million in conferences, $92 million in bonuses and line dancing on the job. any problem with that, mark? >> you might be surprised. ill agree with you that may not be the best use of taxpayer dollars. god forbid the fox news employees where they have a team building exercises and somebody catches you. >> sean: its private corporation and i promise you i have never been line dancing with bill oreilly. [ laughter ] >> this is embarrassing for the admini...

>> in addition to the $50 million for conferences over the last three years, the press is reporting that the irs paid out more than $92 million in bonuses during that three-year period. within that sum, key figures in the current scandal got bonuses. >> sean: a lot of money. joining me about reaction, dana lash and kerry campaign aide mark hanna. they released a video showing employees line dancing in their offices. take a look. >> to the right! to the left! three, four.... >> its so challenging...

Morning. >> im not the committee chairman. thats a great plug for me, if i were, i would do that. >> the american people are up in arms about this from top to bottom. theres going -- whats good about the irs? what have they done well. >> apparently line dancing but it didnt look too well did it. >> congressman -- >> i was going to say the folks in cincinnati were asked who gave them the order and they would not respond. >> hopefully well get to the bottom of that. thank you, sir. nice to see you...

Togas and whatnot. he went to jail. thats how the private sector deals with that. >> i dont know how specific it is, but i bet the fortune 500 companies -- >> well remember in the financial crisis some of the banks got in trouble because they had big parties and they were planned and were bailed out by the taxpayers and they had spa manicures and pedicures and they got in trouble for that. sitting there so patiently to make a comment in the block, thoughts on this overall. you were being very po...

Review. i need a straight line. >> sean: $50 million in conferences $92 million in bonuses and line dancing on the job. any problem with that mark? >> you might be surprised. ill agree with you that may not be the best use of taxpayer dollars. god forbid the fox news employees where they have a team building exercises and somebody catches you. >> sean: its private corporation and i promise you i have never been line dancing with bill oreilly. [ laughter ] >> this is embarrassing for the administ...

Morning. >> im not the committee chairman. thats a great plug for me, if i were, i would do that. >> the american people are up in arms about this from top to bottom. theres going -- whats good about the irs? what have they done well. >> apparently line dancing but it didnt look too well did it. >> congressman -- >> i was going to say the folks in cincinnati were asked who gave them the order and they would not respond. >> hopefully well get to the bottom of that. thank you, sir. nice to see you...