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Rep. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has launched an effort to eliminate another area of potential government waste: oil paintings.Cassidy and several other House Republicans proposed a bill that would end taxpayer-funded portraits of government officials. The bill, called the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting (EGO) Act, would prevent taxpayer funds from being spent on paintings of members of Congress and heads of federal agencies.The proposal comes amid reports that recent portraits cost about $20,000 to $40,000 each. According to The Washington Times , a portrait for outgoing EPA administrator Lisa Jackson set taxpayers back $38,350, while Air Force Secretary Michael Donnelly's portrait cost $41,200. A portrait of former Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who served under President Barack Obama for eight months, cost $22,500.The Obama administration has reportedly spent nearly $400,000 on paintings in the last two years.The Hill said Cassidy, in a letter to House Appropriations Commi...
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who helped lead the government's response to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, will announce he is stepping down f...
Author Chris Horner on the secrets being kept in the White House.
Democratic strategist Doug Schoen on the deal reached on the fiscal cliff.
Former Shell Oil CEO John Hofmeister on concerns the White House will use the next EPA Administrator appoint to conduct a “war on fracking.”
Competitive Enterprise Institute Director Myron Ebell on efforts to investigate EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson ’s use of government-assigned email with a fake name.
Rep. Gregg Harper, (R-Miss.), on efforts to investigate why EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used a fake name on a government-assigned email address.
FBN’s Adam Shapiro on the SEC approving plans to include the Empire State Building in a REIT.
FBN’s Adam Shapiro on EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson ’s resignation.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson, who spearheaded the Obama administration's crackdown on carbon emissions, said on Thursday that she will be ...
Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said Thursday she plans to resign. Jackson has been the Obama administration's environmental watchdog ...
Councilman Peter Tripodi on how he was outed by a New York newspaper for owning a handgun, along with other gun owners.
A coalition of seven eastern states led by New York plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to issue new guidelines to curb methane emissio...
FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the Administration’s transparency record.
Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Okla.), on Chuck Hagel and the President’s push for cap and trade legislation.
Chefs for the Marcellus founder Heather Carlucci on her opposition to fracking.
Sen. Mark Pryor, (D-Ark.), on his support for the XL Pipeline construction.
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner on the need for the White House to be more open with information.
Tom Borelli, senior fellow with Freedomworks, on how energy policy will change in President Obama’s second term.
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