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Page report in the government accountability office. senator tom coburn says it makes us all look like jack asses. how much could it save you? 200 billion dollars in 10 years. i shows hundreds of major programs, duplicating themselves. more than 100 programs dealing with transportation issues. 82 monitoring teacher quality. the list goes on. mike o'brien is here to tell us what else is in the report. stunning it? >> absolutely. this adds fuel to the fire of the spending debate this is already here in washington. it comports with what democrats and republicans have said about the need for reduc...

Redundant program. the government accountability office, a nonpartisan bunch pinpointing areas where washington could save taxpayers billions every year without even cutting services. carl cameron is live on capitol hill with a look. it sounds like a really good example of bad spending. >> reporter: it is, it's a good example of a terrible example. since you've built up all the suspense. tom coburn of oklahoma says this report makes members of congress look like, quote, jack asses. a lot of times when we talk about spending we report and show several pound documents of how tax dollars are goin...

20 different programs meantime charged with helping the homeless to the tune of $2.9 billion. imagine trying to get something done with 20 different agencies. who is actually in charge of that? and we're all for fixing the economy. but right now we have 80 programs on four separate completely differently funded agencies, each tasked with economic development. it's waste that tom coburn says makes us look like jack asses and that's a quote. he says no wonder we're $14 trillion in the hole. and just before the show we caught up with senator coburn. he wrote the legislation demanding that the gao...

Talk about it. it would be nice. >> some people would say it doesn't matter. i actually think sometimes sill bollix is nice and sometimes symbolism is needed. i would say after the gabby giffords shooting, now is the time. >> i agree. >> one of the things that aggravates americans more than anything, and makes washington look foolish, is when they all -- one side stand up, the other side sits down. it makes them look like jack asses. >> especially now. >> the fact that they might sit together and burnish their image a bit, that's not a bad idea. e >> also, i think one of the bigger criticisms ...

It is, believe it or not, for those of you who don't spend a lot of time here it is one of the most convenient cities to live in. i mean, the subway system is remarkable. even with cuts, the transit is remarkable. everything about new york to me is remarkable. >> the snow disappears. >> the snow disappears. >> the mayor does a good job. >> bloomberg, my god. >> amazing. >> the plows, going by every 10, 15 minutes. that's what i don't understand. this city has gotten it right with a couple of mayors. ungovernable city. lindsey was dead wrong. but i never understood why they have such jack asses...