Living Large on the Taxpayers' Dime Congressmen have been traveling in style, driving extravagantly expensive luxury cars and leaving it for us to pay the bills including not only the leases but gas, insurance, and registration. Congressman Charles Rangel was recently seen getting out of his Cadillac DeVille, which he leases for $774 per month. Then there was Congressman Jose Serrano, getting out of his Buick LaCrosse, which he leases for $317 per month. And how about this one: Congressman Gregory Meeks was recently seen waiting for Congressman John Conyers to step out of Meeks' Lexus LS460, which Meeks leases for $998 per month. As you might have surmised from the suppression of party affiliation, all of these parasites are Democrats.
Charlie Rangel explains himself:
The car isn't just a vehicle for getting around; it's an important part of doing my job and my constituents appreciate it. Rangel is the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. He's in charge of how the money expropriated from your paycheck gets flushed away. It's nice to know people appreciate it.
Rangel: "My constituents appreciate it."