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The administrative state indulged in $4.6 billion on new furniture since October 2020 — a "long-standing" issue — despite nearly half of all federal employees working remotely, the president of a watchdog group told a House Oversight subcommittee on Tuesday.

"Every family can relate to the cost of furniture. That's why taxpayers are so incensed when they learn that federal agencies are freely spending billions of dollars every year on high-end pieces," OpenTheBooks CEO John Hart told members of the Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee.

"Since fiscal year 2021, executive agencies have spent more than $4.6 billion on furniture alone. That amount could buy 9.2 million American families a modest $500 kitchen table."

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