Five members of the Congressional Black Caucus took an official three-day trip to South Africa to be feted as VIPs at a Beyonce and Jay Z concert, according to congressional disclosure records.
The stated purpose of the $60,000 trip in December was to attend the “Global Citizen Mandela 100” concert, the stated purpose of which was to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the late Nelson Mandela and raise awareness of global poverty. The extravaganza was headlined by Beyonce, Jay Z, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, and Chris Martin.
Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks, Barbara Lee, Bobby Rush, Terri Sewell, and Hank Johnson attended the event with VIP backstage passes. Also at the concert was Deborah Birx, U.S. Global AIDS coordinator and special representative for Global Health Diplomacy.
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This is only going to get worse Keith the newly elected black liberal socialists
ReplyDeleteAny travel expenses should be deducted from their taxes, not expensed on from the coffers. Those congressmen owe us some money...
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ReplyDeleteTax Payer should be reimbursed. They get no type of deduction on their taxes for this.
ReplyDeleteDown there with the racist
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The Republicans can hammer these idiots but just sit sucking the thumbs.
ReplyDelete6:25 Hahahaha... Do you really think they pay taxes?
ReplyDeleteALL public sector workers are paid with private sector tax dollars. They are paid with taxes, they do not pay taxes.