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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Cheney's hunting trips paid for by the taxpayer

From Kerry Howley at Reasononline via The American Prospect, we learn that Cheney is charging all his vacations to the taxpayers:

Cheney's travel disclosure habits are nothing if not consistent; as Alex Knott, political editor at the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity explained to me yesterday, "Cheney has not filled any disclosure forms about any group paying for any travel since he has entered office." Under the 1989 Ethics Reform Act, President Bush and other heads of agencies are supposed to file reports with the Office of Government Ethics detailing who is paying for their travel, food, and lodging. Cheney's office doesn't. Why? The Vice President's Office, according to the Center for Public Integrity, labels all trips "official travel." It then bills taxpayers rather than accept private funds.

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