Old Trapper
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How your congress critter uses leadership pacs to live the life of luxury:
https://www.issueone.org/wp-content...-Preferred-Ticket-to-Luxury-Living-Report.pdf
"All Expenses PaidWhat do $741,000 at St. Regis hotels and resorts, $871,000 in golf-related expenses, and $469,000 worth of spending at Walt Disney properties all have in common?
These expenditures, and many more, encapsulate how federal officeholders and candidates use so-called “leadership PACs” to subsidize lavish lifestyles on their donors’ dimes.
Little-known beyond the Beltway, these often-overlooked political committees, conceived in the 1970s, are frequently described as slush funds — and nearly every member of Congress has one.
It is not just one party or lawmaker perpetuating this system. A South Dakota senator spent $403,000 at West Virginia’s Greenbrier Sporting Club. A Missouri senator spent $117,000 at the Disney Yacht Club Resort in Florida. An Ohio congressman spent $64,000 on Broadway tickets in New York City. A Georgia congressman spent $34,000 for one event at the five-star Sea Island Resort. A Texas congressman spent $21,000 on membership dues to a Maryland country club. A Kentucky senator spent $4,000 for a limousine service in Rome"
https://www.issueone.org/wp-content...-Preferred-Ticket-to-Luxury-Living-Report.pdf
"All Expenses PaidWhat do $741,000 at St. Regis hotels and resorts, $871,000 in golf-related expenses, and $469,000 worth of spending at Walt Disney properties all have in common?
These expenditures, and many more, encapsulate how federal officeholders and candidates use so-called “leadership PACs” to subsidize lavish lifestyles on their donors’ dimes.
Little-known beyond the Beltway, these often-overlooked political committees, conceived in the 1970s, are frequently described as slush funds — and nearly every member of Congress has one.
It is not just one party or lawmaker perpetuating this system. A South Dakota senator spent $403,000 at West Virginia’s Greenbrier Sporting Club. A Missouri senator spent $117,000 at the Disney Yacht Club Resort in Florida. An Ohio congressman spent $64,000 on Broadway tickets in New York City. A Georgia congressman spent $34,000 for one event at the five-star Sea Island Resort. A Texas congressman spent $21,000 on membership dues to a Maryland country club. A Kentucky senator spent $4,000 for a limousine service in Rome"
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