Repub. Rep. Has Spent $80,000 Of Campaign Funds On Meals...
Harpers Ken Silverstein May 4, 2006 at 06:16 PM
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We recently reported that friends and relatives of GOP congressman Curt Weldon of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, have an easier time than the average person finding a job. We've subsequently done further research, and it turns out that Weldon--who was elected to Congress in 1987 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of both the House Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee--seems to have an expansive view regarding the use of his campaign funds.
Over the past eight years, Weldon has spent about $80,000 of campaign treasury funds--donated money that congressional ethics rules say should be used for "bona fide campaign or political purposes"--on restaurant meals. His dining choices range from high-end establishments like The Monocle, a Capitol Hill restaurant popular with lawmakers and lobbyists, to the humble Cracker Barrel. During the same period Weldon also dropped about $30,000 on hotels.
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READ MORE: Homeland Security
We recently reported that friends and relatives of GOP congressman Curt Weldon of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, have an easier time than the average person finding a job. We've subsequently done further research, and it turns out that Weldon--who was elected to Congress in 1987 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of both the House Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee--seems to have an expansive view regarding the use of his campaign funds.
Over the past eight years, Weldon has spent about $80,000 of campaign treasury funds--donated money that congressional ethics rules say should be used for "bona fide campaign or political purposes"--on restaurant meals. His dining choices range from high-end establishments like The Monocle, a Capitol Hill restaurant popular with lawmakers and lobbyists, to the humble Cracker Barrel. During the same period Weldon also dropped about $30,000 on hotels.
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