Tell me this, how is it possible that a trip from October 1-2 cost $14,000? I am lucky if I make that in a year (I am a student after all).
Check it out:
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) "filed a report with the Clerk of the House of Representatives indicating he received free travel valued at $13,998.55 from Fox News Sunday for 'officially connected travel' on October 1-2, 2005, from Sugarland, TX to Washington, D.C. and back to Sugarland, TX. Rep. DeLay appeared on Fox News Sunday on October 2, 2005, the weekend after his indictment on September 28, 2005."
Then, if you look here you will see it was ONLY for travel expenses. What kind of exotic lifestyle does this jerk live. He receives more for a roundtrip ticket than millions of Americans make in a year. As a matter of fact, everyone making minimum wage ($5.15/hr), working 40 hours/week for 52 weeks a year, will make $10,712!!