Posted on 04/14/2014 9:49:46 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
April 14, 2014 11:34 AM Rangel Blames Failure to Pay Rent on . . . Sequester? By Andrew Johnson
Charlie Rangel’s district office went all of 2013 without paying rent, and it’s Republicans’ fault, apparently. The New York Democrat blamed his complete financial mismanagement — which resulted in the state bailing him out for at least $87,000 — on last year’s sequester.
“As everyone knows, the GOP sequester not only constrained our nation’s economy, but also strained the budget of congressional offices,” said a Rangel spokeswoman, according to the New York Post. The automatic spending cuts went in to effect on March 1 of last year.
The Post reports that Rangel owes up to 16 months of back rent, even though the state gave him a six-month reprieve as well as a significantly reduced rate, from $7,253 to $4,809 per month.
Rangel added that he wasn’t alone in falling behind in his rent, as fellow New York City Democrats Yvette Clark and Carolyn Maloney also failed to pay their rent.
“It’s not just my office,” he said. “It’s any office that had to take a cut that we didn’t ask for in our budget.”
Ultimately, Clarke and Maloney repaid their debt within six months, which Rangel has yet to do.
The new rent and conditions of the district office’s latest lease are awaiting approval from the House Rules Committee.
Via Weasel Zippers.
When one’s constituents are so stupid they will believe anything you say, you can tell bald-faced lies at will.
My dog, named Cruz, ate my homework.
“As everyone knows, the GOP sequester...” Do you mean the GOP sequester that Obama proposed?
Bump
He could be right. For decades, he’s sequestered his morals and ethics.
Are we racist for noticing?
Here’s another one: This one with Holder...
How Obama’s Justice Department Selectively Blocks Mergers by Republican CEOs
Isn’t that considered a default? The US gov’t not paying a bill cause it has no money??
Check the Caymans for a bank account! Maybe Rangel, JJ Jackson Jr. and Cummings can all be located in the same prison so they can debate breakout! But we all know it would be underfunded! Damned GOP!
He’s having a hard time covering this and the Dominican Republic mortgages, I guess. What? The DR one was a gift? Never mind.
“Hi. I’m black and I can do anything I want.”
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