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For the Farmers or For Fun: USDA Spends Over $90 Million in Conference Costs

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
Abstract
The Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security investigated travel expenses. Senator Tom Coburn investigated, in particular, the Department of Agriculture expenses for conferences, finding excessive spending on locations that were not necessary for members and did not pertain to their mission, as well as social events that taxpayers paid for. This report asks Congress to do more oversight when it comes to these extraneous department expenditures.
Date
2008-05-15
Document Type
Senate Minority Staff Report
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22 pages
Congress
110
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14300/1598
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Staff Reports, Senate, Republican
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight
Related Hearings
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, hearing on "Federal Agencies and Conference Spending," 109th Cong., S.Hrg. 109-634, (2006, February 7)
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, hearing on "Round Two: Federal Agencies and Conference Spending," 109th Cong., S.Hrg. 109-926, (2006, September 14)
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