The nearly $43,000 soundproof phone booth Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt had installed in his office last year violated federal spending laws, the Government Accountability Office said Monday. EPA officials, including Pruitt himself, have consistently said the administrator needs a secure area to talk to White House officials and others in the administration. Agency officials ordered a soundproof booth that typically is used to conduct hearing tests, but customized it at an additional expense to ensure private conversations. At any rate, I invited my wife in to come help me.”Read more:Scott Pruitt’s $25,000 soundproof phone booth? EPA spending almost $25,000 to install a secure phone booth for Scott PruittFirst class travel distinguishes Pruitt’s tenureHUD Secretary Carson’s wife weighed in on redecorating effort, new emails show

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2018 15:46 UTC