Posted on 06/19/2017 8:24:49 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt identified the gym memberships as an abuse of taxpayer dollars!
The Environmental Protection Agency has ended a nearly $1 million program that provided gym memberships for employees.
The new administration under EPA administrator Scott Pruitt identified the gym memberships as an abuse of taxpayer dollars. Examples of the program's misuse included $15,000 for gym memberships for 37 EPA scientists in Las Vegas last year.
"We have ended taxpayer-funded fitness centers at EPA; a program that was costing American taxpayers $900,000 per year," said EPA spokesperson Jahan Wilcox. "Disinvestment in using federal funds for EPA fitness centers will allow the agency to invest this money in core activities to protect the environment."
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(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...
Now they’ll be fat fascists
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They will be SUPER FAT FASCISTS!
I don’t think they were regular gym members. :)
“How much do we taxpayers spend on SENATE and CONGRESSIONAL gym memberships? That should be on their dime. No doubt that is a perk in every state government too.”
Agreed.
winning
They always want more!
Not really.
"Disinvestment in using federal funds for EPA fitness centers will allow the agency to invest this money in core activities to protect the environment."
"WINNING" would be returning the money to We the People.
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