The EPA Stashes BILLIONS In Slush Fund-Like Accounts

(Hat tip: KimR) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials have accumulated at least $6.3 billion in more than 1,300 obscure spending accounts akin to slush funds that are essentially beyond congressional, media and public scrutiny. The accounts – which were created through EPA’s Superfund program – are not technically secret because the agency officially acknowledges their existence. But getting concrete details about deposits and expenditures is extremely difficult. Read more at the Daily Caller Read More......

'Slush Fund': Senator Slams State Dept. for $500M Payment to Green Climate Fund

(Hat tip: KimR) - Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Tuesday slammed the administration’s handover of $500 million to the U.N. Green Climate Fund, asking a State Department official how the “handout to foreign bureaucrats” could be justified at a time when there were “real problems” that need to be addressed at home. Read more at CNS News Read More......