Federal Insider: House to vote on bill preventing GSA-like conferences

- April 25, 2012

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The US General Services Administration headquarters is seen April 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. The agency is at the center of an overspending scandal. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

House to vote on bill preventing GSA-like conferences

Ed O'Keefe

The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation tweaked in recent days to address the unfolding spending scandal at the General Services Administration.

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US President Barack Obama (R) stands with staff and Secret Service after yogurt was spilled on him by a spectator outside The Sink restaurant April 24, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado. President Obama is on a two day trip through the 2012 US Presidential race battle ground states of North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa where he is speaking about the cost of student loans and other issues. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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