'Austerity!' budget set to impose limit of $1000/month on taxpayer-funded car leases for members of Congress

Greg P. | 10:20 AM on March 22, 2018

Republicans control the House, Senate and the presidency and this is the crap budget we get?

New $1.3 trillion Congressional spending plan prohibits Members of Congress from spending more than $1,000/month on a taxpayer-funded car lease

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) March 22, 2018

“Austerity!” it’s not, obviously:

Austerity! https://t.co/XBRWAEoXAu

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 22, 2018

Here’s an idea: How about they pay for their own damn cars?

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/976814478888263680

They get a salary. Why are we paying for their cars at all??? https://t.co/ZEXjipD6OX

— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) March 22, 2018

Politicians: They're just like you! https://t.co/eUswljPhSI

— Andy Youso (@ItsAndyOnAir) March 22, 2018

Is this a joke??

Wow, we pay their salaries, their pensions, their health insurance, and also apparently their freaking cars! Oh, but they can "only" spend $1000 a month! WTF. Must be good to be royalty

This is 100% #AntiAmerican. Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave https://t.co/31OWVPV4y9

— BadAlice (@BadAliceTweets) March 22, 2018