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Rep. Jeff Denham, (R-Calif.), breaks down the money being spent to upkeep unused or underused government buildings.
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What might follow the money in our government gone wild segments and I'd take a look at this big expensive and empty building the old post office and Washington DC has been vacant for the past decade costing us more than six million bucks a year to keep up.
And the government is sitting -- get this.
Another 141000 more properties that are either empty or under use join me now.
Kept them thank you sir for joining us and and shining a light up on this ridiculous government waste there.
Go ahead tell us about that post office personal.
-- the post offices amazing six and a half million dollars we spend every year just in upkeep and this is -- it's a bipartisan.
Bill that has said look.
Let's redevelopment we've now got -- -- story of Mary out of held a number of others willing to come -- a redevelop a historic piece of property.
But these properties -- across the nation.
I mean this is the biggest amount ways that you can ever imagine -- government.
We spent almost two billion dollars just in upkeep of the 141000.
Properties that are -- been identified as not -- -- -- used.
But it goes well beyond that and we've got into court.
Housed in the seat hog -- offices across the nation or let's let's take a look at that we have a full screen is just in an LA courthouse.
So right LA yeah chancellor -- -- -- use them.
There downsize or we're showing you right now there's an LA courthouse in their somewhat like there's this expectant.
What what tell us about that one.
That's one that were projected spent 400 million on a court -- that ten years ago when it was approved.
We still haven't hired -- judges in fact we've got less judges now that we did a decade ago.
And they're gonna build this brand new building I -- let private investors developing get a back on the tax rolls and let's put Americans back to work.
All right sir we have another one I think we have Georgetown west -- plant do we have that picture guys.
Okay congress and tell us about that you know that one.
The George don't want as another vacant property has been vacant for well over a decade.
Be part of the challenge is actually just going out via mobile to find these properties because government doesn't have a list of what we owner what we're using.
Sir you tell us a -- two billion dollars yourself or for upkeep of these properties.
Absolutely I mean that is just -- complete waste of taxpayer dollars.
We.
There are nearly two billion that we spend every year.
But if you really want to bring revenue back to reduce our debt.
I mean here's a good way to bring in revenue just by selling -- stuff we're not using do we have any idea what that stuff is worth -- -- the sell off those -- -- good portion of those 141000 are you under used or vacant properties.
It's billions and billions of dollars I mean right now we project being able to save fifteen billion.
Just in the sale of properties over the next few years but it did the number could be astronomical part of the challenges.
We don't have one less that shows everything that we -- you know as a business you know exactly what's your assets are but as a government there's not one list -- we'll show you what we don't.
How many employees we have visited 50% utilizes our -- -- utilized.
This bill actually give us the the opportunity ask those questions and then rein in the size of government.
Fantastic service are really very very interest -- story congressman Jeff -- thank you so much for joining us.
My pleasure to be back with -- has serious -- of.
