Washington news in brief: Hill awards agency his Golden Fleece; State's 2011 speller takes in year's bee; new aide in Westerman's office
Washington,
June 4, 2018
http://http//www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/jun/03/hill-awards-agency-his-golden-fleece-st/ The Republican from Little Rock cited a 2016 report by the Government Accountability Office, which noted nearly $20 billion in overpayments between 2005 and 2014. The agency ultimately waived more than $2.4 billion of the amount it was due, rather than continuing to seek repayment, Hill said, citing the GAO reports. In a letter to Nancy Berryhill, the administration's acting commissioner, Hill noted that the national debt is more than $20 trillion. "Our federal agencies must be good stewards of our federal tax dollars, and I am committed to ensuring effective practices at our nation's federal agencies," Hill wrote. The late U.S. Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., was the creator of the Golden Fleece Award, using it to highlight government spending that he considered wasteful. After Hill's election to Congress in 2014, he resurrected the award. |