[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: March 2, 1994]
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                       ABUSE OF TAXPAYERS' TRUST

  (Mr. MANZULLO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, I was outraged to learn that the mayor of 
the District of Columbia spent $14,650 of taxpayers' dollars to pay for 
her own personal makeup artist. The artist is a former campaign worker 
of the mayor and was awarded a $5,000 noncompetitive contract to serve 
as a makeup artist to the mayor at the rate of $65 an hour.
  This body, Mr. Speaker, provides Federal funds for nearly 19 percent 
of the D.C. budget. That means the Federal taxpayer paid this makeup 
artist $2,740 to powder Her Honor's face. It is time these abuses stop.
  Mr. Speaker, I am not singling out the D.C. government for my wrath. 
Last year, I voted over 150 times to cut $127 billion in unnecessary 
Federal spending. It is time to get our priorities straight and only 
fund those programs necessary for the operation of the Federal 
Government. I am going to make it a point to periodically report on 
abuses of the taxpayer's trust. The Mayor has egg on her face and it 
will not be covered up with powders furnished by the taxpayers.

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