West Virginia Democrat Sen. Jay Rockefeller is one of the wealthiest U.S. senators, having a reported estimated worth north of $100 million. Nonetheless, he makes taxpayers pay for his private charter flights to West Virginia.
According to a Washington Examiner report, "Rockefeller's 32 trips in the past three years cost taxpayers $141,408 for the chartered aircraft." His travel costs, the outlet noted, is "greater than all but 11 senators," but "only four members of the Senate traveled home less frequently."
As the Examiner explained, "Rockefeller goes home less often than nearly every other member of Congress, yet his total travel costs are among the highest, all despite representing a state that on a clear day can almost be seen from the Capitol dome."
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3 comments:
That's how the rich stay rich.
Why does he need a jet to get from DC to West Virginia? Most people can drive that far in less than an hour.
It is a politician thing. Post all of the republican'ts that do the same crap. They're all worthless, self serving a-holes.
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