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Government Waste

Big Government, General Waste, Government Waste, Healthcare

Flying High: HHS Secretary Proves Pork Can Fly

07/01/2006 staff

Mike Leavitt’s got a ticket to ride, and he don’t care.  The Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary used a luxury private jet, leased by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention for use only in emergencies, to rack up $720,000, or 60 percent, of the $2.1 million the jet has cost taxpayers since January.

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