RSSLawmakers’ fine dining on taxpayers’ tab
From: The Washington Times | December 15, 2009
Lean economic times didn't stop members of Congress from splurging taxpayer dollars on food and drink, including a $6,090 meal tab racked up in a single day by Guam Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo during a visit home with members of the House Natural Resources Committee, according to a new report. The bill that Mrs. Bordallo, a Democrat, charged to taxpayers on Aug. 11 was the largest expenditure by a House member on food and beverages during the third quarter, according to an analysis of the members' $145 million in disbursements conducted by watchdog.org. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland ...
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