Pruitt’s Soundproof Phone Booth Violated Federal Law, Says GAO

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated federal law when it bought and installed a 'soundproof privacy booth' in the Washington, DC, office of Administrator Scott Pruitt, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In a letter sent Monday to four Democratic lawmakers who had asked for an opinion GAO said EPA violated section 710 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act when it spent more than $43,000 'for the installation of a soundproof privacy booth without providing advance notice' to the appropriations committees of the Senate and House. The letter was sent to Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware and Tom Udall New Mexico, and Reps. Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Betty McCollum of Minnesota.