WASHINGTON The capital is full of portraits of government officials, sometimes more than one of the same person.
An effort is underway to put an end to the practice of taxpayers footing the bill for the commissioned paintings. The measure is dubbed the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting, or EGO, Act.
Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced it after reports that the Environmental Protection Agency spent $38,350 for former administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s portrait.
“Lisa Jackson can borrow my camera for free,” he suggested.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: epa; lisajackson; taxes; waste
Look what we (the 43% who actually pay taxes) bought!
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