ABUSE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS

On 2026-09-03, Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) delivered a floor speech titled "ABUSE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS" in the House.

ABUSE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 140 (Thursday, September 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 140 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)] [House] [Page H5492] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ABUSE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my continued outrage over this administration's abuse of taxpayer funds at the very time that Americans are struggling to pay their own bills. Here are just a few examples of this administration taking money, stealing money from Americans' pocketbooks: During the President's first term, he charged Secret Service 300 percent or more above the allowable rates to stay at his hotels while on duty. On his watch, the Department of Homeland Security spent 70 million taxpayer dollars on a luxury jet, and the President is converting a gifted Qatar Boeing 747 to use as Air Force One and plans to keep the plane after he leaves office for his personal use. A yet unknown amount of money has been spent renaming Federal buildings and putting the President's name and face on banners, money, park passes, passports, visas, and more. This is not patriotism, my colleagues. It is vanity. It is corruption, and we should all be outraged. The silence by my Republican colleagues on this issue is deafening. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kennedy of Utah). Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. ____________________