Scott Pruitt's $43,000 secure phone booth at the EPA violated government spending laws, according to a GAO investigation. bloom.bg/2H4N2LA w/ @arinatter
Pruitt's secure phone booth had all the comforts of home:
silenced ventilation, a lockable door, a window -- and, apparently, a 10-pound telephone.
silenced ventilation, a lockable door, a window -- and, apparently, a 10-pound telephone.
@AriNatter The GAO didn't delve into whether Pruitt's secure phone booth was appropriate or necessary -- just whether the EPA should have notified Congress before deciding to purchase it. Federal spending laws would not have barred the purchase, had EPA only told Congress first, GAO said.
