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Pardon My Skepticism
By JLP | July 3, 2009
Under pressure from newspaper articles uncovering congressional expenses, Nancy Pelosi announced that congressional expsenses would be published online beginning August 31.
It turns out that the date has been pushed back to mid-November due to “concerns” about security and support. I don’t quite follow the security claim, which wasn’t discussed in the article I read in today’s Wall Street Journal. The support issue lies in the expected server demand that will result from the expenses being made available to the general public.
That said, I think I know the real reason for the delay, which is mentioned in the article:
As a result of the delay, the first claims to be posted online will cover a period in which lawmakers were aware that their expenses would be made public in this way.
Interesting…
Regardless, I think the making of expenses easily-accessible to the public is a start. Let’s just hope they are accurate and not jaded by some loophole that allows certain expenses to escape mention.
Topics: Miscellaneous | 4 Comments »
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
You mean like Nancy Pelosi's $100,000+ military transportation bills?
July 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
which means that none of Congress' current holiday travels will be posted. there will be many things that aren't included. FYI, members of congress are able to spend 300% more on a hotel suite than the max govt rate for hotel. Figure that one out.
July 4th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
They will bump it even further out in hopes that the American people will just forget about it.
I remember when I was in the military I couldn't even use any frequent flyer miles for personal use, but our "leaders" can take private jets around the world or fly first class. And, as Tim pointed out, they were in much nicer hotels than I was.
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