Political Quotes

“I was outraged to learn that the mayor of the District of Columbia spent $14,650 of taxpayers' dollars to pay for her own personal makeup artist. The artist is a former campaign worker of the mayor and was awarded a $5,000 noncompetitive contract to serve as a makeup artist to the mayor at the rate of $65 an hour. This body, Mr. Speaker, provides Federal funds for nearly 19 percent of the D.C. budget. That means the Federal taxpayer paid this makeup artist $2,740 to powder Her Honor's face. It is time these abuses stop. Mr. Speaker, I am not singling out the D.C. government for my wrath. Last year, I voted over 150 times to cut $127 billion in unnecessary Federal spending. It is time to get our priorities straight and only fund those programs necessary for the operation of the Federal Government. I am going to make it a point to periodically report on abuses of the taxpayer's trust. The Mayor has egg on her face and it will not be covered up with powders furnished by the taxpayers.”