Pelosi Jet Request Sparks Debate

[Psycho4Bud]

That said, she can afford to have a quick refueling or save the tax payers some money and work from Washington, DC. I wonder how much each trip costs with a private pilot, jet fuel, and administrative costs. Government officials should be a bastion of frugality.

I heard that this lil' plane would cost US taxpayers an additional $300,000 per year just to make it so ol' girl doesn't have to make a refuel stop.

Have a good one!:s4:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 02-08-2007. Pelosi Jet Request Sparks Debate (CBS News) WASHINGTON Ever since 9/11, a small military jet has been made available to transport the Speaker of the House for security reasons, CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports. The Speaker is second in the line of succession to the presidency. Before the 2006 elections, the speaker was Republican Dennis Hastert of Illinois. Now it's California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, and she may be getting some more leg room. Pelosi reportedly is asking for a much bigger jet â?? a government Rating: 5