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Ron Johnson: “Any conference that spends over $100,000 needs to be posted…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson appears on Fox's On the Record with Greta Van Susteren

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

Well, yes, Acting Director Zients came out with a plan saying that no longer will anybody be able to spend more than $500,000 for a conference. But that can be waived. Anything, Any conference that spends over $100,000 needs to be posted the following January. And also anything that spends over $100,000 needs to be approved by a deputy secretary or above. Now I suppose that's a start. I don't think that's a start, actually. (00:37–00:42)

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Asserts a transparency measure for conferences exceeding $100,000.

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