Posted on 02/06/2002 4:12:56 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
NewsMax.com
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002
Sheila Jackson Lee, Limousine Liberal
On her Web site Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee claims, "As your Representative in Congress, I feel that it is my duty to ensure that the government tirelessly works on your behalf." But in reality she seems to think taxpayers must work tirelessly on her behalf so can be chauffeured one block to work.
United Press International noted today that "the fiery liberal" Texas Democrat is under fire in the latest issue of the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard.
"According to writer Sam Dealey, Jackson Lee has a staff member pick her up in a government car each morning to take her to work. That might not be a head-turning event except that she lives, according to Dealey, in an apartment building whose entrance is 200 paces - yes, paces - from the building where her office is located."
Fox News Channel has caught the plus-size prima donna on camera getting her taxpayer-funded lift. It reported tonight that she claims other congressmen in her building get the same perquisite, but she refused to name them and reneged on her pledge to appear on Fox.
Why not get a staffer to carry them?
According to the Congressional Handbook, the bible of dos and don'ts for House offices, "commuting expenses are not reimbursable." These costs are defined as "transportation expenses incurred by the Member or employees between their residence and duty station." A spokesman for the Committee on House Administration confirms that the use of a government-leased vehicle for commuting purposes and the use of a public employee as a driver are both violations of House rules. Of course, every lawmaker is expected to know the Congressional Handbook. But Jackson Lee was also provided a copy of these guidelines when her office leased the car that she rides in to work.
Found here:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/content/public/articles/000/000/000/867aejst.asp
That also conjures up a frightening vision. YUK again.
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