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Play well with public. >> bret: this happens the same day that the president signed executive order taking aim at government swag. plaques, t-shirts, cups. cuff links. you name it. the whole deal claiming it will save overall, also slashing perks some $4 billion. a year. the republicans are asking about spendal of fans and freddie -- fannie and freddie. take a listen. >> we thought it was appropriate for the government to root out the waste large and small. in a systemic way. >> they somehow assume that people can't do their jobs correctly without billions of dollars in bonuses and every day w...

Price was $169,500 . that is down 4.7% from a year earlier. president obama failed to get any meaningful cost-cutting legislation through congress. as of late. today, he went after some under the radar targets. while billions allegedly to be saved are no joke, there is a lot of talk on capitol hill about the really big money that many feel is being wasted. chief white house correspondent ed henry explains. >> president obama signed an executive order taking aim at government swag. like coffee mugs and t-shirts. slashing perks like travel claiming it will save $4 billion a year. there we though...