Comments on: Top Food & Other Expenditures by Members of U.S. House in 2009 Q3 http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/ The Government Watchdog Wed, 16 May 2012 12:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: robin http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 robin Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:25:23 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-3561 of time examining the congressional office spending I wrote about earlier this month, resulting in this report which outlines who spent the most for janitorial services, food, postage and a lot of other Times, among other traditional publications, has picked up Watchdog reporter Earl Glynn’s investigation into capitol catering costs. The meal bill that [Guam delegate Madeleine Z.] Bordallo, a Democrat of time examining the congressional office spending I wrote about earlier this month, resulting in this report which outlines who spent the most for janitorial services, food, postage and a lot of other

Times, among other traditional publications, has picked up Watchdog reporter Earl Glynn’s investigation into capitol catering costs. The meal bill that [Guam delegate Madeleine Z.] Bordallo, a Democrat

]]> By: Database makes congressional spending searchable http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Database makes congressional spending searchable Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:47:15 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-314 [...] the request of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, spending by congressional offices was posted online for the first [...] [...] the request of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, spending by congressional offices was posted online for the first [...]

]]> By: Travel meal spending report for Congresswoman Kosmas to be amended http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Travel meal spending report for Congresswoman Kosmas to be amended Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:25 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-310 [...] On Monday  we reported that Suzanne Kosmas [D, FL-24] spent the most on travel meals, however that amount from the House Statement of Disbursements was in error. [...] [...] On Monday  we reported that Suzanne Kosmas [D, FL-24] spent the most on travel meals, however that amount from the House Statement of Disbursements was in error. [...]

]]> By: Bill Paul http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Bill Paul Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:34:50 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-305 Is this true? Or just some junk email? "This (photo of 757 aircraft with "United States" painted on the side!) is QUEEN PELOSI'S NEW JET!!! And the Democrats talk about Sarah's dresses??? Queen Pelosi wasn't happy with the small USAF C-20B jet, Gulfstream III, that comes with the Speaker's job ... OH NO! Queen Pelosi was aggravated that this little jet had to stop to refuel, so she ordered a Big Fat, 200-seat, USAF C-32, Boeing 757 jet that could get her back to California without stopping! I understand that a former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, flew commercial most of the time. Many, many legislators walked by and grinned with glee as Joe informed everyone of what Queen Nancy's Big Fat Jet costs us, the hard working American tax payers, literally thousands of gallons of fuel every week. Since she only works 3 days a week, this gas guzzling jet gets fueled and she flies home to California every Friday and returns every Monday, at a cost to the taxpayers (YOU and ME are those taxpayers!) of about $60,000, one way! As Joe put it ..."unfortunately we have to pay to bring her back on Monday night and that costs us another $60,000!" Taxpayers, that is $480,000 per month and that is an annual cost to us of $5,760,000!!! No wonder she complains about the cost of this war ... it might cramp her style and she is styling on my back and yours. I think of the military families in this country doing without and this woman, who heads up the most do-nothing Congress in the history of our country, keeps fueling that jet while doing nothing. Queen Pelosi wants you and me to conserve our carbon footprint.. She wants us to buy smaller cars and Obama wants us to get a bicycle pump and air up our tires. Who do these people think they are??? Their motto is ... Don't do as I do ... JUST DO AS I SAY! If you think this is outrageous, forward it to all those on your email list! Keep in mind the figures above do NOT include the cost of plane or crew ... just the fuel!!! One has to wonder what the total package costs us? And on top of that ... now she wants to tax our IRA's & 401K's! Is this true? Or just some junk email?

“This (photo of 757 aircraft with “United States” painted on the side!) is QUEEN PELOSI’S NEW JET!!! And the Democrats talk about Sarah’s dresses???

Queen Pelosi wasn’t happy with the small USAF C-20B jet, Gulfstream III, that comes with the Speaker’s job … OH NO! Queen Pelosi was aggravated that this little jet had to stop to refuel, so she ordered a Big Fat, 200-seat, USAF C-32, Boeing 757 jet that could get her back to California without stopping! I understand that a former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, flew commercial most of the time.

Many, many legislators walked by and grinned with glee as Joe informed everyone of what Queen Nancy’s Big Fat Jet costs us, the hard working American tax payers, literally thousands of gallons of fuel every week.

Since she only works 3 days a week, this gas guzzling jet gets fueled and she flies home to California every Friday and returns every Monday, at a cost to the taxpayers (YOU and ME are those taxpayers!) of about $60,000, one way!

As Joe put it …”unfortunately we have to pay to bring her back on Monday night and that costs us another $60,000!” Taxpayers, that is $480,000 per month and that is an annual cost to us of $5,760,000!!!

No wonder she complains about the cost of this war … it might cramp her style and she is styling on my back and yours. I think of the military families in this country doing without and this woman, who heads up the most do-nothing Congress in the history of our country, keeps fueling that jet while doing nothing.

Queen Pelosi wants you and me to conserve our carbon footprint.. She wants us to buy smaller cars and Obama wants us to get a bicycle pump and air up our tires. Who do these people think they are??? Their motto is … Don’t do as I do … JUST DO AS I SAY!

If you think this is outrageous, forward it to all those on your email list! Keep in mind the figures above do NOT include the cost of plane or crew … just the fuel!!! One has to wonder what the total package costs us?

And on top of that … now she wants to tax our IRA’s & 401K’s!

]]> By: Dan Black http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Dan Black Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:27:20 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-302 They need to be monitored and held responsibly for their spending. Some expenses are requried but many should come out of their own pocket just like it does when working for a privately held company. If we ever want this country to get back on track we need to cut spending and only spend dollars we have. Stop making new money to cover expenses or let John Q Public do the same. They need to be monitored and held responsibly for their spending. Some expenses are requried but many should come out of their own pocket just like it does when working for a privately held company.

If we ever want this country to get back on track we need to cut spending and only spend dollars we have. Stop making new money to cover expenses or let John Q Public do the same.

]]> By: Watchdog Makes National Headlines with Congressional Diet http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Watchdog Makes National Headlines with Congressional Diet Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:37:04 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-297 [...] Times, among other traditional publications, has picked up Watchdog reporter Earl Glynn’s investigation into capitol catering costs. The meal bill that [Guam delegate Madeleine Z.] Bordallo, a Democrat, [...] [...] Times, among other traditional publications, has picked up Watchdog reporter Earl Glynn’s investigation into capitol catering costs. The meal bill that [Guam delegate Madeleine Z.] Bordallo, a Democrat, [...]

]]> By: Dissecting congressional spending http://watchdog.org/2046/top-food-other-expenditures-by-members-of-u-s-house-in-2009-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Dissecting congressional spending Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:17:38 +0000 http://watchdog.org/?p=2046#comment-296 [...] of time examining the congressional office spending I wrote about earlier this month, resulting in this report which outlines who spent the most for janitorial services, food, postage and a lot of other [...] [...] of time examining the congressional office spending I wrote about earlier this month, resulting in this report which outlines who spent the most for janitorial services, food, postage and a lot of other [...]

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