green73
02-28-2013, 10:16 AM
The infamous Las Vegas bash held by the obscure General Services Administration wasn't that unusual after all.
The lavish 2010 conference, which cost over $800,000, had lawmakers fuming last year. But a new congressional report shows taxpayers picked up the tab for at least 894 conferences in 2012 -- to the tune of $340 million.
Those figures only cover "big-ticket" conferences -- or those that cost $100,000 or more -- so the total figure is likely higher.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/28/house-report-says-big-ticket-conferences-cost-taxpayers-268m/
The lavish 2010 conference, which cost over $800,000, had lawmakers fuming last year. But a new congressional report shows taxpayers picked up the tab for at least 894 conferences in 2012 -- to the tune of $340 million.
Those figures only cover "big-ticket" conferences -- or those that cost $100,000 or more -- so the total figure is likely higher.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/28/house-report-says-big-ticket-conferences-cost-taxpayers-268m/