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EPA Chief is building a Cone of Silence for his Office
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/scott-pruitt-epa-privacy-soundproof-booth-in-his-office?utm_content=buffera85bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferThe Environmental Protection Agency is spending $24,570 to build a “privacy booth” for the agency’s chief, Scott Pruitt, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
The Washington Post reported, citing a contract the agency signed with Acoustical Solutions, LLC, that the EPA agreed to pay nearly $25,000 for a “privacy booth for the administrator,” scheduled to be completed Oct. 9, 2017.
According to Acoustical Solutions’ website, the company manufactures and distributes “acoustical products” that can be used for “office/conference room privacy, reduction in mechanical and equipment noise, secure rooms (SKIF) environments, scientific testing rooms, gun ranges and many other environments.”
The EPA, according to the Washington Post, requested a soundproof booth that cost considerably more than a standard model...
The Washington Post reported, citing a contract the agency signed with Acoustical Solutions, LLC, that the EPA agreed to pay nearly $25,000 for a “privacy booth for the administrator,” scheduled to be completed Oct. 9, 2017.
According to Acoustical Solutions’ website, the company manufactures and distributes “acoustical products” that can be used for “office/conference room privacy, reduction in mechanical and equipment noise, secure rooms (SKIF) environments, scientific testing rooms, gun ranges and many other environments.”
The EPA, according to the Washington Post, requested a soundproof booth that cost considerably more than a standard model...
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This is crazy (and should be illegal)!
We are going to have to do some serious damage repair, as well as add a few more laws on the book based on what we have dealt with with this (mis-)Administration.
