House Panels Find Billions in Federal Waste

After House committees found between $80 billion and $100 billion in wasteful federal spending, House Budget Chairman Jim Nussle, R-Iowa said, "What's probably more incredible is that once we took a closer look at these committee reports ... it's pretty clear that we've barely scratched the surface." In this GovExec.com report, Nussle gets ticked off and clicks off examples of wasted taxpayer dollars. Also See: Government study proves rich people’s yards have more plants