Scott Pruitt's $43,000 'privacy booth' violated spending laws, watchdog finds
by Associated Press in Washinton from Environment | The Guardian on (#3MWN9)
Purchase of a soundproof booth for EPA chief violates federal law that prohibits spending more than $5,000 on office improvements
An internal government watchdog says the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal spending laws when purchasing a $43,000 soundproof privacy booth for administrator Scott Pruitt to make private phone calls in his office.
The Government Accountability Office issued its findings on Monday in a letter to Senate Democrats who had requested a review of Pruitt's spending.
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