Ron Paul Returns Over $100,000 to the Treasury
Submitted by RoC on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 19:50
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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.
As RP's grandson...
...I'll bet he has been in the halls of congress a few times. :-)
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Ron Paul=Red Pill
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.
"What have you given us sir?"
"A republic ma'am - if you can keep it." -Ben Franklin
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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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Values, and Moral Responsibility.
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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.
reddit
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?
Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants! Leviticus 20:5
Another nice, little article about this...
Congressman Ron Paul returns a whopping $100,000 of his office budget to the US Treasury
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"Let them protest all they want, as long as they pay their taxes.” ...credited to Al Haig, Ronald Reagan's Secretary of State.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/liberty_outlook/
http://www.dailypaul.com/blog/1125
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What's the treasury gonna do
What's the treasury gonna do with it? They're going to waste it on wars and insolvent corporations. I question the benefit to taxpayers and average americans. Any money in the hands of the government is wasted money, maybe he should've bought pencils and paper with it.
It's symbolic...
and shows that he's not just hot air, practices what he preaches. You're right that the money will just be wasted, but it's a worthy gesture.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
Thanks again Dr. Paul.
Thanks again Dr. Paul. You got us through our winter of discontent, now for the summer of EVOL. At your disposal.
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2. The refuse or dross of molten metals.
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4. Slang One, such as a person or an element of society, that is regarded as despicable or worthless.
Don't forget...
that he also rejects his congressional pension, worth MILLIONS over a political career. I think Carol had a hard time accepting that decision, but expect she's OK with it now!
Both of these RP facts should be trumpeted to the media...
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
i love ya doc!
you're the best!
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We could save millions of tax payer dollars ...
... if every other congress man/woman would do what Ron Paul has been doing all these years. I sent the press release to Drudge. That would be a great place for it to be posted.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/tx14_paul/MRESurplus.shtml
Wherever Ron Paul's name is posted on the web, the DP community is going to find it :-)
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Wow! I had no idea he was saving so much!
With brings up the question, if Dr. Paul was able to save and return $100,000 how much is each representative given!
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It's not exactly frugality
On principle he doesn't participate in the lucrative congressional payment plan.
But if fully practiced overall, it would probably be at least 50 million dollars (535*100k=$53,500,000).
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Bump for Ron Paul...wow...
That's what you call walking the walk!
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This is huge
and this is one of the many reasons why I support Dr. Paul.