Posted on 01/13/2019 5:55:44 PM PST by ptsal
Some 30 Democratic lawmakers left the government shutdown behind Friday on a chartered flight to Puerto Rico for a winter retreat with 109 lobbyists and corporate executives during which they planned to see the hit Broadway show “Hamilton” and attend three parties including one with the show’s cast.
Those attending the Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC winter retreat in San Juan planned to meet with key officials to discuss the cleanup after Hurricane Maria at a roundtable Saturday.
But the weekend is packed with free time for the members and their families on the trip.
“We are excited for you to join us for CHC BOLD PAC’s 2019 Winter Retreat in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Each year, this retreat serves as a way for our CHC BOLD PAC Members and friends in the D.C. community to come together to escape the cold and discuss our shared priorities for a stronger and more prosperous country,” said a memo on the trip.
Some 109 lobbyists and corporate executives are named in the memo, a rate of 3.6 lobbyists for every member. They include those from several big K Street firms, R.J. Reynolds, Facebook, Comcast, Amazon, PhRMA, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon, and unions like the National Education Association.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
The optics on this are horrible. Their employees are going without a paycheck and they are living it up at a resort. Incredible.
They go there for the chidren.
But they don’t have to worry about the optics because the leftist media will either not cover or play it down. Imagine what the media would do if this was a group of Republicans. But, the media isn’t biased /s
Btt
What he’s saying is this: “What do you mean 50 bucks?!
I can get your type in New Jersey for 30 bucks anytime!”
And here I said they weren’t working. They are down there minting money.
Oh the outrage were they Republicans.
Name them.
I wonder if they took Occasionally-Cortex along with them to get her introduced to the big Demo lobbyists?
Who paid for their air fare, and aren’t they concerned about their carbon footprint flying all over for personal enjoyment?
Said that Pelosi Galore was on the list but didn't go.
Pelosi flew someplace else on her private jet.
talk about tone deaf. But really, how many in their base noticed or cared?
Was it hosted by their Sugar Daddy, Soros?
The uninformed are fast asleep with a drink in their hand, or hypnotized by a worthless t.v. show.
Well...we now know it takes 109 LOBBYISTS to screw 39 Dems
Buch of Racist yaholes
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