What do you think of Pelosi's latest....she wants us to pay for her and other family members to travel if the spouse can't....Sounds like she is searching for free trips for her and other members of congresses family members.....we pay for this....Maybe the spouses role if they can't travel should go up for lottery to let a tax payer attend....how about those apples....she is something else boy.....take take take.....i don't want any of my money going to this situation...what about you?
2007-06-14 05:29:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dod-braces-for-a-fight-with-pelosi-2007-06-14.html
2007-06-14 05:30:26 · update #1
http://www.house.gov/pelosi/
check this out.....
2007-06-14 05:35:57 · update #2
The point to all of this is there is such abuse of power with the whole political system and we allow it to happen....for all the crap they spend money on i would have lots of pennies in my penny jar and you total up all of our pennies and we could possibly do something good with it
2007-06-14 05:39:15 · update #3
This is another question to my question....so if your spouse can't make it on a trip....who cares....what influence will the spouse make or substituting a relative....do you think either really have to go on the trip any business trip I have ever taken with a complany if I want my spouse or anyone to go I pay for it out of my own pocket....so what makes the politicians so spectial
2007-06-14 10:26:42 · update #4
ok, how about we just do this.
stop giving congressional members allowances for travel at all.
stop giving them free housing, free food and free healthcare - not just pelosi - all of them.
if we bring their lifestyles down a few pegs, then maybe they will develop a bit of empathy for the rest of us...
2007-06-14 05:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by nostradamus02012 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is a good question. There's a lot of conflicting information in the story, so I'd like to see what Pelosi herself says. The story implies she wants the policy changed but in the next breath says:
"Pelosi’s office inquired about such travel on June 1...In a June 8 memo, the head of legislative affairs for the Pentagon, Robert L. Wilkie, told Defense Secretary Robert Gates that he sees Pelosi’s question as a first step toward challenging the policy."
The way Wilke sees it is not necessarily the what Pelosi meant. These questions remain: Was this just an inquiry by Pelosi? Was she trying to change a policy or clarify an existing one?
Your article goes on to say that a Pelosi spokesperson says: “It has been longstanding policy that, in the absence of a congressional spouse, the adult child of a member of Congress may accompany the member on official U.S. government travel abroad for protocol reasons and without reimbursing the U.S.Treasury,”
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dod-braces-for-a-fight-with-pelosi-2007-06-14.html
When all is said and done, however, what's the out of pocket difference to the taxpayer if an adult child TAKES THE PLACE of a Congressman's spouse on an official trip. ZERO. This is a false issue to create the impression that Pelosi is corrupt.
2007-06-14 05:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pelosi can afford it! Dem-o-rats talk about rich Republicans, well Pelosi is a very rich elitist! She owns hotels, resturuants and a vineyard in California. She publically backs unions but won't allow any in any of her businesses. Then criticizes companies like Walmart for keeping overhead low by not allowing unions in. She now wants us to pay for tickets that she and her elitist counterparts can easily afford? Libs have NO shame!
2007-06-14 07:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm glad you asked this question, because I wouldn't have been aware of the situation otherwise. How about she gives schoolchildren free rides with her so they can see what other stuff she does....oh wait, then she'd get in trouble for corrupting young children.
2007-06-14 05:36:46 · answer #4 · answered by weezerlvr 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what you were under the assumption the politicians are good and moral people
they all F the citizens whenever they can
its about the power and money not the will of the people or what is good for the people
2007-06-14 05:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by BUILD THE WALL 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who doesnt want to pay for her and her whole family to go to let s say Syria....... oh wait, we did pay for her to go to Syria. Now she should make it a family reunion trip, after that we can pay for her to go to Cuba and North Korea!
2007-06-14 05:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by another brick in the wall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She's just another cut and run liberal coward who wants to waste taxpayers money. Most of the Congressmen has their family on their payroll, which the taxpayers pick up that bill, too!
2007-06-14 05:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
and she wanted to stop the pork barreling and nepotism and what does her son get...a job with a firm paying big bucks with absolutely no experience! Hmmm....
2007-06-14 05:33:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
That's Comrade Pelosi for you, "Do as I say Not as I do"
2007-06-14 05:59:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What's your address? I'll send you the penny that came out of your tax dollars to pay that ticket.
2007-06-14 05:32:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋