Rep. Gallego: Cabinet Members Are Abusing Taxpayer Funds Because ‘They See the President Doing It’

RUSH EXCERPT:

GALLEGO: "Well, for one, Tom Price knows better. He was one of the biggest advocates of so-called, you know, fiscal conservatism. He railed against people using private jets, and we actually have a standard that we have to set here at Congress that we know we're not allowed to use funds for certain type of travel. And the fact that he really egregiously just did this tells you where he's getting his lessons from. At the end of the day, the reason all these members are abusing -- all these secretary cabinet members are abusing taxpayer funds is because they see the president doing it. The president has already gone for 60 days to his own golf course, has flown, you know, has wasted a lot of taxpayer money and has actually, you know, been charging the federal government for stays at his places. So why is it a surprise that these cabinet secretaries aren't going to try to do the same and take the same types of luxuries? I'm glad that he resigned. The president should have fired him as soon as he found out. But, again, I think this problem starts at the top."