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Treasury Spent $35.4M of Taxpayer Money on Conventions
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FBN's Gerri Willis breaks down how taxpayer money was used for political conventions.
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- Date Aug 29, 2012
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FBN's Gerri Willis breaks down how taxpayer money was used for political conventions.
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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well did you get an invitation to the Republicans or Democrats big conventions and maybe you should have -- -- -- you help pay for it Gerri Willis host of the Willis report hit the let us know where exactly -- money.
Is going.
Yeah I don't have to get an invitation -- maybe you're watching it on TV.
But the treasury -- to check for 35 point four million dollars have to the -- have to the Republicans for their conventions and what does that money paying for.
Paula Jones that Jerry did a a lot of -- -- Callable haven't -- I got back.
Liquor.
Hotel rooms newspapers you name it.
They've been paid 572 dollar bar tab for the Democrats -- Connelly spar in Charlotte, North Carolina.
And Republicans not to be -- on 746 dollars for them for Charlie Palmer's steakhouse.
Do you have this happened so it's all your fault you're paying for it but it's your fault you know when you -- -- to -- the 44 they asking him what to do this.
So here I have a 1040 form for actually -- out well -- 100 markets way.
In Jackson Hole Wyoming -- I called a goat Brad.
Gorgeous this at the box right here that you check if you want three bucks to get of the presidential election campaign doesn't cost anything.
You'll pay more in taxes just part of your -- -- aired allies say go to that so stop checking that.
Stop checking that unless you just wanna get money for to politicians for but I figure we do enough that it may -- somewhere else -- and he's -- the ultimate cynic.
Well well -- the other option we don't have these big events we'd all.
I think it further so they -- -- 176 million dollars in two campaigns in June or July a lot of point so I think it got an extra doubt and -- we'd see fewer those stupid commercials.
And that's funds have to be depleted.
By the end so they do have to be used -- -- them I had the -- had to have the champagne because otherwise the money would be used but I especially do Jacobsen.
Business we had.
Salute drink champagne because of -- don't check the box.
Kyra and you're right I know I don't I'm Carrie thank you very much.