In 1975, the White House was acting with such privilege in spending about $5,849,200 additional in taxpayer money — $31.8 million in 2022 dollars — that it earned a Golden Fleece Award from Sen. William Proxmire. Proxmire, a Democrat from Wisconsin, gave awards to wasteful and nonsensical spending, eventually handing out 168 Golden Fleece Awards between 1975 and 1988.
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