$43,000 soundproof booth for EPA chief Pruitt violated law: U.S. GAO

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it approved a $43,000 soundproof booth for the office of embattled Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Government Accountability Office said on Monday.

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EPA chief Scott Pruitt's $43,000 secure phone booth violated spending laws, government watchdog says. EPA violated laws by installing a $43,000 soundproof phone booth in Administrator Scott Pruitt's office, GAO determined. >>

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GAO says EPA violated spending law on Pruitt's privacy booth. WASHINGTON -- An internal government watchdog says the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal spending laws when purchasing a $43,000 soundproof privacy booth for Administrator Scott Pruitt to make private phone calls in his office. >>

GAO: $43,000 soundproof booth for EPA head violated law. The $43,000 purchase of a soundproof booth for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's office violated federal law, the Government Accountability Office concluded Monday. >>

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If Pruitt is a man of faith, he should start acting like one. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's biggest moral failing is that he is reversing critical protections that benefit our health and our children's health, Rabbi Daniel Swartz says. >>

Republican-led House panel orders interviews with Pruitt aides at EPA. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican-led House of Representatives committee wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Friday to demand interviews with five top aides, including his security chief. >>

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Senate Republicans aim to confirm EPA deputy administrator. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans are moving to confirm a former coal industry lobbyist as the second-highest official at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting him next in line if embattled administrator Scott Pruitt were forced out.... >>

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