Rep. Barbara Boxer exposes ridiculous price of coffee maker used on Lockheed plane

Rep. Barbara Boxer, D-CA, holds up a drawing of a coffee brewer during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee oversight hearing on September 19, 1984 in Washington on Agency Policy Controls and Responsibilities. Rep. Boxer told the subcommittee that the government paid $4,947 in 1980 and $7,622 in 1984 for the brewer, which is from a Lockheed C5-A cargo plane. (UPI Photo/Betsy Perdue/Files)