Former health and human services States that price resigned in connection with the concerns about his expenses. Secretary of veterans Affairs David Shulkin is also not in that post. He says he was fired, although the White house said he resigned.
Other members of the Cabinet either weathered the storm over their spending or, as administrator of the Agency for environmental protection Scott Pruitt, in the midst of the storm.
Expensive trips were the most common cause for attention, although other solutions, such as expensive dining room set, Wimbledon tickets, and rentals have also raised questions.
Here are past and present members of the Cabinet of trump, who face expenses questions.
Scott Pruitt
Hyosub Shin/the journal-Constitution of Atlanta through APU.With. The administrator of Sep Scott Pruitt said before the speech of Vice-President of LOEWS Atlanta hotel, March 23, 2018.
The administrator of the Agency for environmental protection is the newest face of cost control.
As ABC news reported last week, Pruitt lived for his first six months in Washington, D.C., in the apartment, which co-owner is Vicki HART, whose husband, J. Steven HART, Chairman of the Supreme Washington lobbying firm and who is registered to lobby for several major environmental and energy problems.
The apartment is in a great location, less than a block from the U.S. Capitol, and other apartments in the duplex rented for as much as 5,000 per month dollars, according to a source familiar with the lease of the neighboring Condo.
Pruitt paid $50 per night to rent a bedroom in a three-story brick building, according to documents seen by Bloomberg news. Later reporting found that the daughter Pruitt also had a room in the apartment. Overall, Pruitt paid $6,100 for the lease, according to Bloomberg news, which first reported on the payment.
Andrew Harnik/APThe Capitol hill Condo building where the administrator of the Agency for environmental protection Scott Pruitt stayed in Washington, on March 30, 2018.
The price tag on rent is a key question when determining if it is a wrong gift, ethicists told ABC news.
Pruitt and some other members of the Cabinet of Ministers also faced questions over travel after became last month the public that he has spent nearly $118,000 for flights during his first year of his tenure, according to documents EPA oversight Committee. Unlike some government members who are facing questions over the conduct of private and Charter flights, as reported, bill Pruitt travel due to his choice of first or business-class seats on commercial flights.
The EPA said in a letter to the Republican Chairman of the house Committee, who asked last month documents that the Agency has approved the flight of the first administrator or business class, based on recommendations from its protection.
Ben Carson
Jacqueline Martin/APBen Carson spends time with his wife, candy Carson, as she arrives for Valentine’s Day dinner at the Blue marlin restaurant in Columbia Feb. 14, 2016.
Housing Secretary urban development fell under the control not for on the street, especially at the dinner table 31,000 $set booked a room in the office of Carson. Carson in early March, reported to his Agency to cancel the order.
After the employee of HUD filed a complaint, saying that she felt the need to Approve the funds to decorate the office Carson is higher than the permissible limit, the Agency published the documents on a furniture order.
Carson and his wife candy, posted a message on Twitter saying that there was “no bad faith and abuse us.”
David Shulkin
Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesVeterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testifies before the Committee on veterans ‘ Affairs of the house on Capitol hill on Feb. 15, 2018 in Washington.
Weeks before he left last week in administration of the tramp, while Secretary of veterans Affairs David Shulkin has faced questions last summer on a European trip.
Blistering report VA Office of inspector General in February found that Shulkin incorrectly accepted the gift Wimbledon tickets during a trip last summer to Europe, during which he spent most of the time excursions.
Shulkin, and his wife, Merle Bari, a senior VA leaders and six members of the guard flew on a commercial airline to Copenhagen in July to participate in the day-and-a-half of meetings with the Danish government and medical officials on the problems of veterans, but the visit to Denmark was also included in the day of tourist stops.
The delegation then flew to the sale to London to attend a conference on veterans Affairs. But was spent on the tour, including a ride on the London eye, river, Thames river cruise and a visit to the Wimbledon tennis tournament, according to the report of the inspector General for half of the sixth day Secretary in the British capital.
11-day trip overall will cost taxpayers at least $122,334, the report said. He also claimed that the main Shulkin employees modifies the document and misrepresented information officers on issues of ethics aside, which led to the airfare of his wife covered by taxpayers.
Shulkin, who slammed the report as “a direct attack on my wife, my character and my reputation of the service” has finished the repayment of the $4000 for the fare of his wife.
Tom Price
Carolyn Kaster/APSecretary of health and social services Tom price took part in the opioid roundtable in Washington, USA. 28 2017,.
As health and social services, Tom price took as many as 26 Private flights and flying on military aircraft, travelling to Europe, according to estimates, will cost taxpayers more than $1 million, according to politico, which first broke the news a private flight.
Travel has attracted widespread criticism from Democrats, prompted the inspector General of HHS to initiate an investigation and ultimately led to ask the President trump the resignation price in September.
He was the first member of the Cabinet of the tramp to leave.
Politico noted that the price of chartering the aircraft on official business not directly violate regulations of the Government, but it’s past secretaries of health, was usually flown in selling, especially when traveling in the country.
During his retirement, a source with knowledge of the intentions of price said he will repay 51,887$.31 for the flight, only a portion of more than$ 400,000 in that Charter flights reportedly cost. Military flights to Africa, Asia and Europe, on which price was joined by his wife, gone to a total value of more than $ 1 million, reports politico.
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Steve Mnuchin
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSteven Mnuchin, the Minister of Finance, said in a Bloomberg television interview in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2018.
The Minister of Finance Steven Mnuchin, a wealthy former banker of Goldman Sachs, used military aircraft to travel with his wife in Louisville and Fort Knox, Kentucky, in August. This trip has caused a review of the General Department of the Treasury inspector Lee Mnuchin used the wrong plane to catch Prime views of the solar Eclipse with his wife, Louise Linton, Scottish actress and model.
Mnuchin also in summer 2017 proposed the use of a government jet to take his wife on honeymoon in Scotland, France and Italy, the sources said in September RIA Novosti.
Officials familiar with the matter said, a highly unusual request for U.S. air force jet, which, according to the BBC, the press Secretary can cost about $25,000 per hour, Mnuchin honeymoon journey was concluded in writing in his office, but was deemed unnecessary after further consideration by Treasury officials.
A press-the Secretary of the Treasury told ABC news that Mnuchin asked the government to travel on a honeymoon because of concerns for maintaining secure communication.
Ryan Zinke
“onerror=”this.src=’https://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/ryan-zinke-sh-hb-180323_hpMain_4x3_992.jpg'” />Michael Reynolds/EPA/Rex through the Secretary ShutterstockInterior Ryan Zinke testifies to the Senate energy and natural resources Committee hearing on the proposed FY2019 budget of the President of trump for the Department of the interior, Washington, March 13, 2018.
The Secretary of the Agency of internal Ryan Zinke approved expenditures of more than 139,000 $on new doors and repairs in his office, the first news reported by the associated Press in early March, and confirmed by ABC news.
Press Secretary of the Department of internal Affairs Heather swift said in a statement at the time that Zinc was not aware of before the report of the AP and agrees that it is too expensive.
“This project was requested career facilities and security forces, the interior Ministry following a decade-long modernization of the historic FDR-era building,” swift said.
Zinke also came under scrutiny for chartering three flights in the period from March to September 2017, including a June 26 flight from Las Vegas to Kalispell, Montana, which was worth $12,375, according to the interior Ministry’s press Secretary, Heather swift.
Another Charter flight cruised Zinke between the Caribbean Islands of Santa Cruz and St. Thomas, U.S. virgin Islands centennial to postpone the day of the ceremony.
In a statement, swift said, “the Secretary went on Charter flights when there were no opportunities,” adding that the Department ethics approval for all travel before booking.
Politico was first to report on Charter flights Zinke everything.
Zinke responded to the message directly, calling it “a little B. S. on travel,” during a speech at the conservative think tank “heritage Foundation”.
“I intend to continue the flight in the interest of duty,” said Zinke, adding: “every time I travel, I present a travel plan in the ethics Department, which evaluates it line by line, to make sure I’m above the law, and I follow the law.”
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
