tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post4817071779515386931..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Congressional AllowancesBud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-63357733187878594232015-05-02T07:56:01.510-07:002015-05-02T07:56:01.510-07:00Congressional Guns
On Jan. 29 a member of Senate ...Congressional Guns<br /><br />On Jan. 29 a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s security detail left his Glock and magazine stuffed in the toilet seat cover holder of a Capitol Visitor Center bathroom stall. A CVC worker found the gun, according to a source familiar with the incident.<br /><br />There were two other disturbing instances when Capitol Police left loaded firearms in problematic places: <br /><br />A 7- or 8-year-old child visiting the Capitol with his parents found a loaded Glock lost by a dignitary protection officer, according to the source. A member of the security detail for John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) had allegedly left a firearm in the bathroom of the Speaker’s Suite on March 24. <br /><br />Another Glock was found the night of April 16 by a janitor cleaning the Capitol Police headquarters building on D Street NE. The weapon was left in plain sight, sparking additional concern about the department charged with protecting one of the world’s most important and frequently visited complexes.<br /><br />http://blogs.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/capitol-police-guns-found-in-problematic-places/<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-39661961873430043952015-05-02T07:49:45.405-07:002015-05-02T07:49:45.405-07:00Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo has dipped into her cam...Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo has dipped into her campaign fund to buy more than $2,000 in gifts from swank stores such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.<br /><br />Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) has dropped nearly $3,400 in campaign cash servicing his BMW in Alexandria, Virginia.<br /><br />Rep. Robert Brady (D-Philadelphia) shells out more than $10,000 every year at Capital Grille, buying Christmas gifts for campaign aides.<br /><br />House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) has gone on a shopping spree at Vineyard Vines, the Connecticut-based preppy clothing company — to the tune of $12,295 in the past five months.<br /><br />Disgraced former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) resigned after a firestorm of criticism over his use of campaign dollars to underwrite a lavish lifestyle, among other alleged misdeeds.<br /><br />But the truth is, while Schock was by all accounts an extreme case, he is far from the exception. It fact, elected officials routinely tap their campaign accounts to pay for things that appear to have little to do with seeking another term in Congress, according to a POLITICO review of campaign documents.<br /><br />http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/congress-campaign-finance-ethics-slush-fund-117541.html<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-62565880678388118312015-04-30T15:33:03.638-07:002015-04-30T15:33:03.638-07:00If the ruling members of China, India, Japan (or e...If the ruling members of China, India, Japan (or elsewhere) were making double (or triple) what members of the American Congress earn, that has no bearing on this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com