FreeTedWilliams

TheHill.com

The House Democratic Caucus spent more than $500,000 in taxpayer money over the past five years for its annual retreats at resorts in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

On Thursday, Democrats will head to the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in historic Williamsburg, Va., for the three-day planning powwow. The resort boasts multiple championship golf courses, a full-service spa and six restaurants.

Individual lawmakers pay for most of the expenses related to retreat lodging through their campaign committees, but the Democratic Caucus subsidizes some of the costs for what aides consider “official business” — to the tune of nearly $100,000 each year, according to a Democratic aide involved in retreat planning.

For instance, the caucus picks up the hefty transportation tab, as well as the thousands of dollars in expenses each year for guest speakers, food and entertainment, according to financial disbursement records.

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!!

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shmessy

Selective, aren't we FreeTeddy?

From the same article:

".......Democrats and Republicans have criticized each other for the way each party pays for its annual retreat. Republicans huddled at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., last week. The Congressional Institute, a nonprofit that pays for activities at least in part through dues from lobbyists, subsidizes the GOP retreat. Republicans also allow members of the institute’s private sector advisory board, many of whom are lobbyists, to travel to the resort each year for a dinner with the members.

Democrats don’t allow lobbyists at the retreat, but Republicans criticize the use of taxpayer dollars for expenses for retreats at resorts, especially during the economic downturn......"

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Real World

I was going to type something similar. As if republicans don't do the same things. Gubmit is broken. I just read that congress increased it's individual members "petty cash" fund by $93,000 per. Nice.

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DarrylS

The whole system is broken, to focus on any party right now is absurd.. they both waste taxpayers money.

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lostjumper

But DAMMIT, if AIG dares to have it's execs go to a planning retreat there will be hell to pay!!

The hypocrisy is sickening...

FreeTedWilliams

Here's a follow-up from the Wash TImes, Obama is taking AF One, while we pay for the rest of the DNC to travel by AMTRACK with helicopers overhead of the train......

And these are the very same people that are dogging private businesses about thier spending habits?


Washington Times - CURL: Obama now in combat mode

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patsfan13

Sounds like a big carbon footprint from their party this week....

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DarrylS

I believe you know better, if you are a federal employee involved with security, AF1 goes because it is essentially a command and control center.. just the same as when GWB went to the UN to address the delegates.. I do not believe another form in this day and age is advisable.. there was a recent special on Nat Geo.. very interesting about this whole scenario.. btw they send two of these out on every trip.

If he were in Va. and there was a nuclear attack as Cheney is predicting.. he would look pretty stupid along with this country.

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Synovia

And what did the republicans spend while they were in charge? WIthout one number, the other is meaningless.

Fogbuster

No, the Dems waste tax-payers' money; the Repubs waste lobbyists' money. There's a difference.



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