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shuamort said:What takes 1 day and costs $13,998.55? A trip paid for by Fox News Sunday October 1st through October 2nd. Where'd he go? From his home in Texas to Washington DC and back.
Here's the expense report which includes Tom DeLay's signature stating that he has "determined that all of the expenses listed above were necessary and that the travel was in connection with my duties as a Member or Officer of the US House of Representatives and would not create the appearance that I am using public office for private gain".
So, $14K to fly in and out of DC for one day. Under "Specific Nature of Expenses" it says "Transportation".
Hmmm....something fishy about all of this.
That's a good question. Hopefully someone can find some more representatives that get paid like this. Although, not reassuring, it'd be less of a cross that we'd nail Tom Delay on.cnredd said:Wrong?...IMO, absolutely...
But is this just Delay's actions or is this a normal action, albeit disgusting, that is afforded all Representatives?
shuamort said:That's a good question. Hopefully someone can find some more representatives that get paid like this. Although, not reassuring, it'd be less of a cross that we'd nail Tom Delay on.
You could say the same thing about every single one of them...why single out Delay for this?scottyz said:I'm sure more get paid like this, but that does not excuse Delays actions.
Because he was the FIRST ONE to get caught...From my earlier post...Binary_Digit said:Because he got caught?
cnredd said:Wrong?...IMO, absolutely...
But is this just Delay's actions or is this a normal action, albeit disgusting, that is afforded all Representatives?
You don't know the answer, so you just throw up another example?...:roll:hipsterdufus said:I don't know. Senator Santorum was flying around in a chauffered / chartered Walmart jet while stumping for Terry Schiavo. All he had to reimbeurse Walmart was the cost of 1st class airfare.
shuamort said:What takes 1 day and costs $13,998.55? A trip paid for by Fox News Sunday October 1st through October 2nd. Where'd he go? From his home in Texas to Washington DC and back.
Here's the expense report which includes Tom DeLay's signature stating that he has "determined that all of the expenses listed above were necessary and that the travel was in connection with my duties as a Member or Officer of the US House of Representatives and would not create the appearance that I am using public office for private gain".
So, $14K to fly in and out of DC for one day. Under "Specific Nature of Expenses" it says "Transportation".
Hmmm....something fishy about all of this.
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