USDA Responds to Coburn on Conference Spending
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a response to Senator Tom Coburn’s inquiry about excessive spending on conferences featuring wine tasting events.
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The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a response to Senator Tom Coburn’s inquiry about excessive spending on conferences featuring wine tasting events.
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Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter this week to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to cancel two upcoming conferences that Coburn feels are an example of unnecessary spending when sequestration is threatening agency budgets.
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