Details about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s travel expenses have been revealed, and things are looking pretty pricey for taxpayers. The Daily Beast and The Washington Post also obtained a letter and documents detailing travel expenses that the EPA sent to the House Oversight Committee investigating government travel. The Associated Press pointed out that his trip to Italy last summer cost more than $120,000 in taxpayer money. Pruitt’s security detail during the trip cost more than $30,000, The Washington Post noted. The EPA told the AP the security precautions during Pruitt’s Italy trip were consistent with those of previous administrators.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2018 02:48 UTC