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01. Vail, Colorado January
2001 Attended a lobbyist event at the Lodge at Vail at the invitation of former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), who has been indicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison for his involvement with the Jack Abramoff-lobbying scandal. 02. Palm Springs, California Spring 2001 Took his family on a corporate sponsored trip to Palm Springs and has failed to disclose who paid for the trip. What his family was able to advise him on in California, that they couldn't do at home remains unknown. 03. Vail, Colorado January 2002 Same as #1. Fossella, Ney (guilty) and a whole bunch of lobbyists. Fossella used campaign funds to pay for his ski lessons, which have very little to do with his job. 04. Turnberry Isle, Florida February 2002 In February 2002 he flew to Miami, to stay at Turnberry, and back on a private jet owned by a corporate donor which he did not disclose. Fossella underpaid for the use of the jet by at least $10,000. Ephiphany Productions, a company admonished by the FEC for helping to make illegal donations to members of Congress inclusive of Fossella, picked up his entire bill for the stay. 05. Vail, Colorado January 2003 See #1 and 3. Fossella, a criminally convicted former member of Congress and a whole bunch of lobbyists. 06. La Hague, France 2003 Fossella traveled to La Hague France for yet another 'fact-finding trip.' He did not disclose who paid for the trip. Nor do we know what if any facts he found there. Chances are it is not their Government provided health care system where 96% of the population essentially have completely free health services. 07. Miami, Florida 2003 Nasdaq paid $3,037 for a "fact-finding trip" to Miami, possibly to study decimals. 08. Vail, Colorado January 2004 See #1, 3 and 5. Fossella on skis, doing very little to address education needs of his district. Oh and a lobbyist or twenty. 09. New York, NY 2004 Still looking for "facts" Fossella took a "fact-finding trip," with $648 being paid for by the New York Stock Exchange. Of that cost, $323 was for a hotel stay in...Manhattan. Yes he took a fact finding trip to New York City, where he lives. And instead of staying at his house, he had the NYSE put him up in a hotel. We hear he may have also tried to get them to cover the cost of the free Staten Island Ferry ride to his district. 10. Vail, Colorado January 2005 There isn't any ski related industry in his district or D.C. There are not even any mountains. 11. Las Vegas, Nevada February 2005 Fossella spent $1,318 in campaign funds to visit the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Vegas. Fossella says he was potentially meeting with potential donors and thus potentially evading FEC rules. 12. Vail, Colorado January 2006 This is the sixth trip. However it is also probably his last since that whole ethics scandal with lobbyists. Source: [New York Daily News] |
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Rep. Fossella opposed Congressional assistance in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by
Hurricane Katrina. H.R. 1227, Vote #172 3/21/2007 |
Rep. Fossella regularly uses his ability to make the lives of Americans better by introducing resolutions such
as H.CON.RES.138 on 04/21/2005, expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Post Office should issue a commenorative stamp honoring Jasper Francis Cropsey, a
Staten Island native and painter. |
Rep. Fossella opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance
program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and
40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
H.R. 1815, Vote #221, 5/25/2005 |
Rep. Fossella voted for H.R. 5, roll call #6, 01/04/2005 allowing Tom DeLay (R-TX) to remain in the position
of Majority Leader even if he were to be indicted. DeLay later was indicted and forced to resign from Congress. |