Senate appropriators’ secret war against oversight

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Seven months ago, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a landmark report identifying at least $200 billion in wasteful, duplicative, and fraudulent government programs.

At a time when we’re bankrupt as a nation – our debt now exceeds the size of our GDP and we have no way to finance our long-term liabilities – the GAO report was a treasure map of easy-to-find savings. At its release, Republicans and Democrats both pledged to use the unbiased report to identify and pass real savings on to taxpayers.

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