Why are POS congressmen/women travellling abroad at all?

[StuAzole]

Now, I'm no math expert, but the receipt totals about $300. OUTRAGE!

 

[Ifallalot]

https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosis-in-flight-food-and-drink-costs-101000-2010-1

So why isn't Trump?

Fuck his spending too.

No matter how you spin it, $100k for "entertainment" costs is egregious, especially when its our money we're talking about

 

[manbearpig]

Except your source doesn’t show 100k was spent Just a click bait headline, a vague receipt that barely amounts to $300 of cheap booze and lots of bedwetting.

And you try to criticize others about their sources and claim FAKE NEWZ!

 

[rice]

check my earlier post, that's likely the receipt for the stuff "they" bought to supply the flight over


I'm thinking we need a Constitutional Ammendment requiring congressional reps to have two drinks minimum, at least twice a week, with a member of a different party - so I have no problem with this bill as long as it was bi-partisan

Trump only likes Adderall.

 

[StuAzole]

While I agree that legislators should tone down their use of government planes etc., I'm having a hard time being upset by these numbers. And that's without even getting into the easy and far more expensive Trump whataboutisms.

 

[Autoprax]

check my earlier post, that's likely the receipt for the stuff "they" bought to supply the flight over


I'm thinking we need a Constitutional Ammendment requiring congressional reps to have two drinks minimum, at least twice a week, with a member of a different party - so I have no problem with this bill as long as it was bi-partisan

Trump only likes Adderall.

And hookers.

#metoo

But I also like to drink and take opiates. :hat:

 

[manbearpig]

Combine trumps love of hookers and adderall and pelosi’s drinking habit and that would be one hell of a party.

Too bad we live in such a partisan climate though.

 

[Autoprax]

"One (trip) traveling from Washington, D.C., through Tel Aviv, Israel, to Baghdad, Iraq, May 15-20, 2008, “to discuss matters of mutual concern with government leaders” included members of Congress and their spouses and cost $17,931 per hour in aircraft alone. This flight included the purchase of the long list of alcoholic drinks."

I bet that flight was a blast

When you get higher up in the military I've heard it's a party.

 

[StuAzole]

And since there should never be any unanswered questions on the internets:

https://www.factcheck.org/2010/03/pelosis-party-plane/

As you'd expect, not much to see.

 

[$kully]

https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosis-in-flight-food-and-drink-costs-101000-2010-1

So why isn't Trump?

Fuck his spending too.

No matter how you spin it, $100k for "entertainment" costs is egregious, especially when its our money we're talking about

What about $5 billion for his monument to stupidity on our southern border? And thats just the cost of building it let alone the ongoing expense of maintenance and monitoring it.

 

[Ifallalot]

While I agree that legislators should tone down their use of government planes etc., I'm having a hard time being upset by these numbers. And that's without even getting into the easy and far more expensive Trump whataboutisms.

The fact that we're used to the costs is the problem

 

[Ifallalot]

And since there should never be any unanswered questions on the internets:

https://www.factcheck.org/2010/03/pelosis-party-plane/

As you'd expect, not much to see.

From your link

Claim: Pelosi spent over $100,000 on food and alcohol.
Fact: Her delegations did spend that amount, but not just on food and booze. (And Pelosi doesn’t drink.)
WorldNetDaily said that Pelosi spent more than $100,000 for "food [and] booze." That’s false. The total includes expenses other than "food and booze," though it’s certainly true that international CODELs routinely show receipts for hundreds of dollars worth of top-shelf alcohol — brands like Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier, Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire. Pelosi herself does not drink alcohol, her staff told us, but she’s not the only member of Congress on these trips. The ones who do drink are well-supplied.

The documents also show receipts for hundreds of dollars in food purchases, often from the bulk store Sam’s Club or from the Andrews Air Force Base commissary. (It’s worth noting that, according to Pelosi’s staff, food and beverages left over after a trip are stored for future travel.) Snack items usually include cereals, fruit, chips and candy. Most of the CODELs in Judicial Watch’s sheaf of documents do not provide itemized receipts for the food used to make in-flight meals, but the one that does (a Pelosi CODEL from February 2009) lists provisions including tilapia, lasagna and fancy cakes.

Judicial Watch calculated that Pelosi’s CODELs spent precisely $101,429.14 over two years for what it calls “in-flight expenses." We asked Judicial Watch for an explanation of its accounting, and the group sent us a spreadsheet that covered three of the nine Pelosi CODELs represented in its documents, plus 47 speaker shuttles to and from Pelosi’s home district. From the three CODELs it covers, it’s clear that Judicial Watch is counting as “in-flight expenses” any non-reimbursable Air Force expenditure besides transportation costs. That category actually includes all non-plane costs of the trip, including baggage fees, meeting room rentals and refreshments, and, frequently, good-will lapel pins — as well as meals, ground transportation and lodging in U.S. territory.

Egregious spending.

 

[Ifallalot]

https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosis-in-flight-food-and-drink-costs-101000-2010-1

So why isn't Trump?

Fuck his spending too.

No matter how you spin it, $100k for "entertainment" costs is egregious, especially when its our money we're talking about

What about $5 billion for his monument to stupidity on our southern border? And thats just the cost of building it let alone the ongoing expense of maintenance and monitoring it.

I've been against the wall the whole time. Next.

 

[$kully]

https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosis-in-flight-food-and-drink-costs-101000-2010-1

So why isn't Trump?

Fuck his spending too.

No matter how you spin it, $100k for "entertainment" costs is egregious, especially when its our money we're talking about

What about $5 billion for his monument to stupidity on our southern border? And thats just the cost of building it let alone the ongoing expense of maintenance and monitoring it.

I've been against the wall the whole time. Next.

Okay so you're against his spending and his wall. What is it about him that has you so enamored with him? Is it his good looks? That betacarotene complexion? The hair?

 

[rice]

And since there should never be any unanswered questions on the internets:

https://www.factcheck.org/2010/03/pelosis-party-plane/

As you'd expect, not much to see.

From your link

Claim: Pelosi spent over $100,000 on food and alcohol.
Fact: Her delegations did spend that amount, but not just on food and booze. (And Pelosi doesn’t drink.)

Judicial Watch calculated that Pelosi’s CODELs spent precisely $101,429.14 over two years for what it calls “in-flight expenses." We asked Judicial Watch for an explanation of its accounting, and the group sent us a spreadsheet that covered three of the nine Pelosi CODELs represented in its documents, plus 47 speaker shuttles to and from Pelosi’s home district. From the three CODELs it covers, it’s clear that Judicial Watch is counting as “in-flight expenses” any non-reimbursable Air Force expenditure besides transportation costs. That category actually includes all non-plane costs of the trip, including baggage fees, meeting room rentals and refreshments, and, frequently, good-will lapel pins — as well as meals, ground transportation and lodging in U.S. territory.

 

[sizzld1]

And since there should never be any unanswered questions on the internets:

https://www.factcheck.org/2010/03/pelosis-party-plane/

As you'd expect, not much to see.

From your link

Claim: Pelosi spent over $100,000 on food and alcohol.
Fact: Her delegations did spend that amount, but not just on food and booze. (And Pelosi doesn’t drink.)
WorldNetDaily said that Pelosi spent more than $100,000 for "food [and] booze." That’s false. The total includes expenses other than "food and booze," though it’s certainly true that international CODELs routinely show receipts for hundreds of dollars worth of top-shelf alcohol — brands like Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier, Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire. Pelosi herself does not drink alcohol, her staff told us, but she’s not the only member of Congress on these trips. The ones who do drink are well-supplied.

The documents also show receipts for hundreds of dollars in food purchases, often from the bulk store Sam’s Club or from the Andrews Air Force Base commissary. (It’s worth noting that, according to Pelosi’s staff, food and beverages left over after a trip are stored for future travel.) Snack items usually include cereals, fruit, chips and candy. Most of the CODELs in Judicial Watch’s sheaf of documents do not provide itemized receipts for the food used to make in-flight meals, but the one that does (a Pelosi CODEL from February 2009) lists provisions including tilapia, lasagna and fancy cakes.

Judicial Watch calculated that Pelosi’s CODELs spent precisely $101,429.14 over two years for what it calls “in-flight expenses." We asked Judicial Watch for an explanation of its accounting, and the group sent us a spreadsheet that covered three of the nine Pelosi CODELs represented in its documents, plus 47 speaker shuttles to and from Pelosi’s home district. From the three CODELs it covers, it’s clear that Judicial Watch is counting as “in-flight expenses” any non-reimbursable Air Force expenditure besides transportation costs. That category actually includes all non-plane costs of the trip, including baggage fees, meeting room rentals and refreshments, and, frequently, good-will lapel pins — as well as meals, ground transportation and lodging in U.S. territory.

Egregious spending.

Bullshit. Where do you see egregious spending in that summary? Because they actually ate food while traveling? Purchased from Sams Club and Air Force commissaries? Your linked article was sensationalist trash. The end.

 

[Ifallalot]

The hair, obvs

 

[Ifallalot]

And since there should never be any unanswered questions on the internets:

https://www.factcheck.org/2010/03/pelosis-party-plane/

As you'd expect, not much to see.

From your link

Claim: Pelosi spent over $100,000 on food and alcohol.
Fact: Her delegations did spend that amount, but not just on food and booze. (And Pelosi doesn’t drink.)
WorldNetDaily said that Pelosi spent more than $100,000 for "food [and] booze." That’s false. The total includes expenses other than "food and booze," though it’s certainly true that international CODELs routinely show receipts for hundreds of dollars worth of top-shelf alcohol — brands like Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier, Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire. Pelosi herself does not drink alcohol, her staff told us, but she’s not the only member of Congress on these trips. The ones who do drink are well-supplied.

The documents also show receipts for hundreds of dollars in food purchases, often from the bulk store Sam’s Club or from the Andrews Air Force Base commissary. (It’s worth noting that, according to Pelosi’s staff, food and beverages left over after a trip are stored for future travel.) Snack items usually include cereals, fruit, chips and candy. Most of the CODELs in Judicial Watch’s sheaf of documents do not provide itemized receipts for the food used to make in-flight meals, but the one that does (a Pelosi CODEL from February 2009) lists provisions including tilapia, lasagna and fancy cakes.

Judicial Watch calculated that Pelosi’s CODELs spent precisely $101,429.14 over two years for what it calls “in-flight expenses." We asked Judicial Watch for an explanation of its accounting, and the group sent us a spreadsheet that covered three of the nine Pelosi CODELs represented in its documents, plus 47 speaker shuttles to and from Pelosi’s home district. From the three CODELs it covers, it’s clear that Judicial Watch is counting as “in-flight expenses” any non-reimbursable Air Force expenditure besides transportation costs. That category actually includes all non-plane costs of the trip, including baggage fees, meeting room rentals and refreshments, and, frequently, good-will lapel pins — as well as meals, ground transportation and lodging in U.S. territory.

Egregious spending.

Bullshit. Where do you see egregious spending in that summary? Because they actually ate food while traveling? Purchased from Sams Club and Air Force commissaries? Your linked article was sensationalist trash. The end.

$100k over 2 years? Not even counting the millions spent on actual plane costs? For commuting? When we're already paying them a salary?

Feel free to donate your own money to pay for that sh!t

 

[StuAzole]

Break it down for me. Egregious means shocking. There's nothing I see in there that's shocking. Maybe if you compare it to the spending of her counterparts for me...

 

[sizzld1]

And since there should never be any unanswered questions on the internets:

https://www.factcheck.org/2010/03/pelosis-party-plane/

As you'd expect, not much to see.

From your link

Claim: Pelosi spent over $100,000 on food and alcohol.
Fact: Her delegations did spend that amount, but not just on food and booze. (And Pelosi doesn’t drink.)
WorldNetDaily said that Pelosi spent more than $100,000 for "food [and] booze." That’s false. The total includes expenses other than "food and booze," though it’s certainly true that international CODELs routinely show receipts for hundreds of dollars worth of top-shelf alcohol — brands like Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier, Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire. Pelosi herself does not drink alcohol, her staff told us, but she’s not the only member of Congress on these trips. The ones who do drink are well-supplied.

The documents also show receipts for hundreds of dollars in food purchases, often from the bulk store Sam’s Club or from the Andrews Air Force Base commissary. (It’s worth noting that, according to Pelosi’s staff, food and beverages left over after a trip are stored for future travel.) Snack items usually include cereals, fruit, chips and candy. Most of the CODELs in Judicial Watch’s sheaf of documents do not provide itemized receipts for the food used to make in-flight meals, but the one that does (a Pelosi CODEL from February 2009) lists provisions including tilapia, lasagna and fancy cakes.

Judicial Watch calculated that Pelosi’s CODELs spent precisely $101,429.14 over two years for what it calls “in-flight expenses." We asked Judicial Watch for an explanation of its accounting, and the group sent us a spreadsheet that covered three of the nine Pelosi CODELs represented in its documents, plus 47 speaker shuttles to and from Pelosi’s home district. From the three CODELs it covers, it’s clear that Judicial Watch is counting as “in-flight expenses” any non-reimbursable Air Force expenditure besides transportation costs. That category actually includes all non-plane costs of the trip, including baggage fees, meeting room rentals and refreshments, and, frequently, good-will lapel pins — as well as meals, ground transportation and lodging in U.S. territory.

Egregious spending.

Bullshit. Where do you see egregious spending in that summary? Because they actually ate food while traveling? Purchased from Sams Club and Air Force commissaries? Your linked article was sensationalist trash. The end.

$100k over 2 years? Not even counting the millions spent on actual plane costs? For commuting? When we're already paying them a salary?

Feel free to donate your own money to pay for that sh!t

What the fvck...you don't even know how many people are travelling or for what purpose.

On the "pay for it themselves" note, do you ever travel for work? Do you pay for it yourself?

I'm sure plenty of the spending is wasteful, you just haven't identified a shred of evidence to support the claims....and your article was clickbait trash.