Jeff
03-22-2014, 07:00 AM
Holy Hell this is how DC tightens there belt ? So they are doing much better this year , they are only spending 50 grand a month on Liquor :eek: And to think many in the Country are worried about feeding there families ( let alone this BS Obamacare ) as our representatives are at a high dollar party.The article doesn't say what party is spending, hell they are all guilty.
Move over, “Animal House,” Hollywood’s got nothing on the federal governmenthttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/feds-ran-up-13-million-booze-tab-last-year/#) when it comes to buying booze.Federal spending records show the government spends seven-figures a year stocking its cabinets with wine, beer and liquor.
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In fiscal 2013, the last year for which there are complete records, the government spent almost $1.3 million on alcohol, more than quadruple the $315,000 spent in 2005. The spending on liquor has increased over the years toward the $1 million mark, with 2013’s tab growing more than $400,000 over 2012.
“You could say that Washington’s quite literally drunk on other people’s moneyhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/feds-ran-up-13-million-booze-tab-last-year/#),” said Jonathan Bydlak (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/jonathan-bydlak/), president of the Coalition to Reduce Spending, a fiscal watchdog that advocates reduced federal expenditures.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/feds-ran-up-13-million-booze-tab-last-year/
Move over, “Animal House,” Hollywood’s got nothing on the federal governmenthttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/feds-ran-up-13-million-booze-tab-last-year/#) when it comes to buying booze.Federal spending records show the government spends seven-figures a year stocking its cabinets with wine, beer and liquor.
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Tea Party Voices (http://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/tea-party-voices/)
In fiscal 2013, the last year for which there are complete records, the government spent almost $1.3 million on alcohol, more than quadruple the $315,000 spent in 2005. The spending on liquor has increased over the years toward the $1 million mark, with 2013’s tab growing more than $400,000 over 2012.
“You could say that Washington’s quite literally drunk on other people’s moneyhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/feds-ran-up-13-million-booze-tab-last-year/#),” said Jonathan Bydlak (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/jonathan-bydlak/), president of the Coalition to Reduce Spending, a fiscal watchdog that advocates reduced federal expenditures.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/feds-ran-up-13-million-booze-tab-last-year/