Ron Paul Returns Over $100,000 to the Treasury
Submitted by RoC on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 18:50
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Ron Paul has continued to run his Congressional office in a frugal manner, and was able to return more than $100,000 from his allotted office budget to the Treasury this year, an increase over the $90,000 returned last year.
“Since my first year in Congress representing the 14th district I have managed my office in a frugal manner, instructing staff to provide the greatest possible service to the people of the 14th district at the least possible cost to taxpayers,” said Paul.
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He never stops!
I love it! Ya just can't top Ron Paul :)
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So does anyone know how the
So does anyone know how the office budgets work? Does each congressman get the same amount of money to run their offices? What is that amount of money? Does Nancy Pelosi get to allot herself more money since she's the self-appointed queen?
Long story short....
Yes, Pelosi and other House leaders get more (including Boehner, etc). To find out exactly how much....someone smarter than me needs to help.
Matt Pyeatt
It was covered below.
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Hail the Paul, full of
Hail the Paul, full of virtue.
“History has never been dominated by majorities, but only by dedicated minorities who stand unconditionally on their faith.” --R.J. Rushdoony
He might be better of hiring a professional
staffer & getting more done inside Congress..
Just throwing that out there.
Are you serious?
Getting more done in Congress? You are probably on the wrong site, as most of us advocate Congress doing less. But that's okay, keep reading. You, too, can learn.
Matt Pyeatt
Matt Pyeatt
I don't know how often you go into the halls of Congress, but you have to work with other rep's & senators if you want to do something. that includes cutting programs,waste etc.
It's a conundrum
It's a conundrum. Ron wants to change government, but he's a part of government. Ron wants to deliver more for less, but delivering the most for nothing would mean ending his career in politics. The remaining politicians have no interest in returning money to the the Treasury or anywhere else, for that matter, so they gain power.
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can you imagine a campaign commercial on this point alone??
People would really get it... (may seem small..but the average joe..would realize that is who they want in the white house!!)
GOD BLESS CONGRESSMAN PAUL.
TRULY this man is upholding the principles of our founders.
"We have allowed our nation to be over-taxed, over-regulated, and overrun by bureaucrats. The founders would be ashamed of us for what we are putting up with."
-Ron Paul
NO ONE is qualified to be the
NO ONE is qualified to be the President of the United States Like Ron Paul is..
“Defiance of God’s Law will eventually bring havoc to a society.” - Dr. Ron Paul
RP's consistent frugal
RP's consistent frugal spending is refreshing.
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Very nice surprise!
Sometimes it's the simplest things that catch the attention of the masses.
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Bump for Integrity!!!
Values, and Moral Responsibility.
+...Pray for Your Enemies and Moral Courage for Righteous Leaders, so that Justice Will Be Delivered to the Innocent...+
The accounts are called
The members budgets are called MRAs. Each Congress person operates with a 1.3 - 1.9 million dollar budget. Ron does good but there are people that run a tighter budget.
http://disbursements.house.gov/faqs.shtml
Here is a local article from the Houston Chronicle
http://www.click2houston.com/news/22357948/detail.html
And how many of them are foregoing their lucrative
pension plans??? Hmm?
Guess the Chronicle forgot to look into that.
The Man is unreal!
I can't believe this! This man is Thomas Jefferson or Washington in our midst. I would follow Ron Paul down the barrel of a cannon! He is my president.
I am going to forward this to Jack Cafferty.
I'd like to see RP interviewed on this subject. I think people's ears would really prick up with those numbers. Actions speaking much more loudly than words!
this is a perfect simple sound bite for
the mainstream; maybe they'll actually pick up on it.
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It just hit the frontpage of reddit
160 comments, mostly positive.
Only 88 diggs so far, could use
a whole lot more
done
done
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
The rest of Congress and the
The rest of Congress and the president should hang their heads in shame for being all too willing to spend the people's money in order to win their favor and their votes.
Americans need to wake up and throw these bums out, before it's too late for our Republic. And keep throwing them out until we get more men and women who adhere to Ron Paul's honesty, integrity and principles.
Next step...
Fire most of his staff. They are way overpaid and are 9/11 liars and have publicly ridiculed Debra Medina, her staff and the rest of us, especially Jeff Frazee and Don Rasmussen. http://www.legistorm.com/member/413/Rep_Ron_Paul.html
what's this about?
I guess it's sarcasm, but I don't get why something like this is posted.
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." - Henry Ford
Too bad we don't have 535 true statesmen
wonder how many others would do that?
But that man should play the tyrant over God, and find Him a better man than himself, is astonishing drama indeed!~~D. Sayers
There is no difference between an authoritarian government from the right or the left...F. A.Schaeffer