Page 2 - John Karzai News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

of $84,000 got $150,000 in overtime pay. we saw a quarter of a million dollar distributions to a number of employees that were also investigated. a 79,000 there are for one bonus with compensation went as high as $260,000. there's something wrong in gsa when you have to pay an employee $115,000 in overtime. then we found multiple $50,000 bonuses in this agency. conferences are one thing. multimillion dollar bonuses, outrageous. despite a specific guidance by the administration in 2011 and let me read it that bonuses or this extra compensation would be awarded in manner that's cost ef...

fraud and abuse within federal spending. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate shall proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, the carper amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment as amend be agreed to, and the bill as amend be read a third time, passed and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate and any related statements be printed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now...

>> [inaudible conversations] >> the committee is called to order. this hearing will come to order. i would remind members that the opening statements should be limited to 10 minutes as previously agreed. there are members that are not necessarily are not a member of the oversight and investigation committee. i have asked of those members be allowed to participate in the hearing today as well. i am going to go ahead then with my opening statement. this is the third hearing that we have had on mf global. it is one of the eight largest bankruptcies in the country. more partly, it is abo...

there is a vast difference between regulating somebody who is voluntarily coming into congress and telling someone that they have no choice to enter the stream of congress. as to the coercion argument, the states are equally fundamental because we have a system where the federal government is limited in enumerated powers. there are certain things you can do states to do but it can't give directly. it is absolutely vital to make sure that there is a difference between voluntary spending and coercive legislation. that is exactly what is at stake here. whether this legislation is coer...

Disorder. now there are late breaking instance of evidence coming in alcohol perhaps being involved at the time. all these things will be factored in. is he going to be tried and prosecuted? absolutely. is that going to happen in a court in afghanistan? absolutely not. i will be tried here likely in the united states and also be court martialled and depending whether or not they do in the military or military court. >> apparently john karzai said today is he okay for this happening in the united states but the process must be open to the media and totally transparent is that always going to be...