Posted on 06/02/2024 4:03:59 PM PDT by Libloather
Recent reports reveal that Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has utilized over $200,000 in taxpayer funds for private air travel since 2020. The Daily Beast disclosed in January that Sinema incurred $116,000 in private plane expenses in 2023, charged to her Senate office budget.
Taxpayers have allegedly footed a bill of approximately $210,000 for Sinema’s air travel since 2020. Despite being elected as a Democrat in 2018 and subsequently switching to an independent, Sinema reportedly did not conduct any publicly accessible, in-person town hall meetings while accumulating these expenses, as per Fox News.
Fox also noted that Sinema’s sole in-person town hall took place in 2022 during a visit to Honeywell, an event exclusively attended by employees.
Fox reported that in 2017, Sinema supported the No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act, which sought to “prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for first-class airline accommodations.”
According to the Arizona Republic, Hannah Hurley, a spokesperson for Sinema, stated that the convenience and effectiveness of air travel are the reasons why Sinema chooses to fly.
“Arizonans know it can take hours to get from Prescott to Yuma. Senator Sinema maximizes her time in Arizona to connect with as many constituents in every corner of the state as possible,” Hurley said in a statement.
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There’s a price to pay when you leave the plantation. Don’t think you can just declare yourself “Independent”, Kristen.
She can do no wrong, she’s a demoncrap at heart.
The long knives are out.
The Democrats can’t abide even mildly independent-acting members.
Isn’t she a hot bisexual woman? Shouldn’t we give her a pass on this?
Some days she looks better than others, but on the whole, for a liberal, she is pretty good looking.
I would like $210,000 for air travel.
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