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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? that's all we ask for. we're 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. we're paying $20 million a year for this program and it's not inspecting any catfish. we're already inspecting it with another agency. it's madness. >> i know this seems simplistic on my part but...

>> 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, it's hard, daddy, i don't want to do, and gives up. this is the part most americans don't understand. >> you have 381 recommendations since 2011 i think. what's the total estimated ballpark figure of savings to the government if all 381 were implemented? >> the estimate is tens of billions of dollars. >> i'm trying to figure out why it took $400,000 to redo the navy uniform when they actually lo...

>> 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, it's hard, daddy, i don't want to do, and gives up. this is the part most americans don't understand. >> you have 381 recommendations since 2011 i think. what's the total estimated ballpark figure of savings to the government if all 381 were implemented? >> the estimate is tens of billions of dollars. >> i'm trying to figure out why it took $400,000 to redo the navy uniform when they actually lo...