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Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of Brooklyn and Queens, drives a 2008 Chevrolet Impala, leased for $219 a month. Representative Michael R. McNulty, a Democrat from the Albany area, gets around in a 2007 Mercury Mariner hybrid, a sport utility vehicle, for $816 a month.
“It gets a little better than 25 miles a gallon,” Mr. McNulty said.
Charles B. Rangel, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is not so caught up in the question of gas mileage. He leases a 2004 Cadillac DeVille for $777.54 a month. The car is 17 feet long with a 300-horsepower engine and seats five comfortably.
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Do they have credit ratings of 350? Do they just walk in and sign without negotiating? Are there contracts that allow this kind of gouging? I have a state job, and the "discounts" we get for our contracts have left us paying $13000 for installation of 4 lighting tracks with 8 lights. When we wanted to have the switches changed over to dimmers, it cost us another $1500. I assume this kind of shit is going on at the federal level, too, and it pisses me off that I'm paying for price gouging.
On a lighter note,
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
with current technology its not like we would need all 6000 present at a location in order to vote etc.
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Ladies and Gentlemen of Congress, it's time to make a decision on this year's defense spending appropriations bill!
If you're a member of the house, Text "Yay" to HOUSE(46873) if you approve of the bill
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you can Text "Nay" to HOUSE(46873) to vote no!
And we didn't forget you, Senators -- you can Text "Yay" to SENAT(73628) if you agree with this year's proposed budget of "Nay" if you don't!
Don't wait, Vote Now! The first 10 members of congress to vote get a free Lil' Wayne ringtone and wallpaper, sized for US Government Blackberries.
Standard text messaging rates apply.