ABC 7 ran an interesting report on transparency in congressional offices. The news station went around to members of Colorado's congressional delegation and made the seemingly simple request to see detailed expenditure reports. These offices spend quite a bit of taxpayer money and it seems reasonable to see where it is going:
Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, both D-Colo., as well as U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., and Mike Coffman, R-Colo., provided all of the documentation 7News requested.
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette and John Salazar, both D-Colo., said the information is turned over to the House finance office and their offices did not keep copies. U.S. Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., refused to provide receipts, saying that they have a policy not to provide the information. U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey’s staff just stopped returning calls and e-mails.
Maybe Betsy Markey's Republican replacement will return ABC 7's calls and e-mails.
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Interesting
This is what people are angry about with both parties. I expect this from Democrats, but it is disappointing to see a Republican doing this. Our brand is badly hurt, and we need to demonstrate that we can run government with transparency and efficiency before we are given control again.