Work A Little Harder — Charlie Wrangle and Greg Meeks Need New Cars!
Gentle Reader:
After a brief hiatus, I am pleased to be back with you, the readers of Monroerising.com. I came across this article and had to share it with you. We are all aware of a program that has the taxpayers pick up the tab for their Congressman’s car. This is good news for Democratic candidate Jon Powers — I think he might even get a LEGAL housing allowance if he were to win.
Cincinnatus told you about Louise Slaughter driving a buick on our dime back in December. This story from wcbstv.com shows how some Congressman from NYC are living it up at our expense:
Congressman Charles Rangel was recently seen getting out of his Cadillac DeVille, which he leases for $774 per month. Then there was Congressman Jose Serrano, getting out of his Buick LaCrosse, which he leases for $317 per month. And how about this one: Congressman Gregory Meeks was recently seen waiting for Congressman John Conyers to step out of Meeks’ Lexus LS460, which Meeks leases for $998 per month.
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Members of the House who choose to lease through the program have had a great deal of leeway. Congressman Anthony Weiner of Brooklyn, for example, leases a 2008 Chevy impala for $219/month. Congressman Ed Towns of Brooklyn used to lease a Lincoln for $845 per month, but switched to a 2008 mini-SUV made by Lincoln, the MKX, which costs $715 per month.
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“When I’m in New York, my car is my office. I use it to conduct Congressional business. It really pleases me that (my constituents) appreciate driving in a comfortable car, especially the senior citizens,” Rangel said.
“The car isn’t just a vehicle for getting around; it’s an important part of doing my job and my constituents appreciate it.”
One final note. We pay for the gas, insurance and registration. Nice work if you can get it!
2 Responses to “Work A Little Harder — Charlie Wrangle and Greg Meeks Need New Cars!”
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Louise Slaughter is one of our representatives could someone please call her office and ask what kind of car she leases? Please ask what kind of gas mileage it gets, and if it is within federal law? I will remain objective in this. I will not call or write her office. Please report back when you do this.
I think this is disgusting! This post should be re-run every week as a Congress watch. We should all find out what our representatives are spending on gas guzzling cars and post it. Make sure they are following the laws that they put in action on us.
Hey Charlie Wrangle, I am driving around in a saturn! As a salesman on the road I guarantee I am in my car/office a heck of a lot more than you.