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Agency, paid for with taxpayer dollars, had a lavish conference for their staffers to the tune of $823,000, almost a million dollars in las vegas where they had $7,000 worth of sushi. they paid a mind reader $3,200. okay. so many people, we thought, lost their jobs as a result of that sort of spending. now it turns out that one of the people who we thought lost his job, 64-year-old paul proudy, he has been found now by a review board not to have engaged in misconduct. he has been reinstated. >> brian: yeah. not only that, he gets his back pay. he's one of 47 people that was suspended. he said ...

Bad. real bad. real families hurt. and the details of what would happen are starting to come in. and speaker boehner's home state of ohio, these cuts would kick 2500 kids out of head start. cause 5,000 fewer kids to get vaccines and cut $823,000 from a program to help seniors get meals. speaker boehner, is that what really voters elected you to do? crack down on preschoolers and seniors who need to eat? folks, republicans will have a hard time selling these horrific cuts to people back home. but some may not have to. these cuts would also shut down the only airport in congressman paul ryan's h...

Almost $270,000. that event coming just four weeks after an $823,000 gsa spending spree at a las vegas hotel. bill: breaking news on the economy now, this number is just out now consumer confidence after four months of a decline the number is up, almost 66. the number is up, it is still well below 90. 90 is the number which indicates a healthy economy. you think, five, ten years ago that number was well over 100. 120 at times. 65.9 is your marker at the moment. martha: and more on this story, another massive black out in india, more than 600 million people without power in the sweltering heat....

And government efficienciy. and why does it sound familiar? he was heading up a gsa conference. and that cost taxpayers 823,000. and last fall when they were alered to the expenses. and he wrote to a colleague in an e-mail and obtained by the washington post. omg. this is a fine mess. and in the other e-mail. this will take your breath away and don't share further. the new gsa spending program shows a lack of oversite.

People have a right to know that federal bureaucrats who enjoy the benefits of the virtual work are eligible and responsible stewards of the taxpayer dollars that support the program. acting gsa head appointed in april has promised a top to bottom review of the agency spending and in response to this latest gsa revelation, has ordered, quote, an extensive review of our agency's operations, which includes our travel policy and staff deployment. our agency remains committed to eliminating any excessive spending and promoting government efficiency. so why might overspending and gsa sound familiar...