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Congress isn't known for its fiscal restraint. With our national debt now passed $21 trillion, no one person or political party is solely to blame.
However, the following list of representatives all deserves the dishonorable distinction of being recognized as Congress' most wasteful spenders. Their extravagance embodies the runaway spending in Washington, D.C. that threatens – for the first time in American history – to leave future generations worse off.
While some aren't surprising, others (including a few well-known Republicans) will shock you. Share this list with your fiscally responsible friends and click through to the end to see AAN's Top 6 Savers in Congress.
Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) Congressman LoBiondo is on his way out (thankfully). His v****g record cost you $1,116,496,120,000. The trillion dollar Republican is likely to be replaced by a Democrat in his southern New Jersey district come November. LoBiondo's lifetime Heritage Action score is nearly half the average Republican's at 36 percent.
John Faso (R-NY) Further proof Republicans in Name Only are indistinguishable from their Democrat colleagues. Faso is another member of the trillion dollar club. His 2018 race is shaping up to be a nail-biter, but it doesn't help GOP turnout that his Heritage Action score is a measly 33 percent.
Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Congressman Loebsack represents a light blue district that went for President Trump, but he spends taxpayer money like he's from San Francisco. During his ten years in Washington, the Iowa Democrat has blown through $1,116,058,120,000. Nancy Pelosi is certainly getting her money's worth out of southeastern Iowa.
Elise Stefanik (R-NY) Congresswoman Stefanik cost you $1,116,496,120,000, making her expensive even by New York standards. Her record on spending is worse than Nancy Pelosi's, despite being a Republican! Heritage Action gives her a lifetime score of 28 percent, compared to the average Republican rating of 64 percent.
Daniel Donovan (R-NY) Congressman Donovan costs you $1,116,496,120,000, making him just as expensive as Stefanik. His district includes Staten Island and the southwest part of Brooklyn, New York City's only Republican neighborhoods, but he still spends like a liberal Democrat. Donovan's Heritage Action score is 36 percent.
Cheri Bustos (D-IL) Congresswoman Bustos fits the stereotype of your typical Illinois Democrat. She's cost America $1,116,058,120,000. Her spending habits suggest she isn't worried about a v**er revolt, even though the Western Illinois district went for President Trump and was in Republican hands a mere six years ago. The former news anchor has a two percent Heritage Action score.
Darrell Issa (R-CA) You'd think that a successful entrepreneur, who haunted the dreams of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the Oversight Committee would be better with money. Sadly, not when it comes to other peoples. The retiring California Republican costs you $1,116,496,120,000. His lifetime score with Heritage Action is 59 percent, making him, in some ways at least, more of a mushy moderate than principled conservative.
Brad Schneider (D-IL) Wonder why Illinois is nearly bankrupt? Look no further than Brad Schneider! He's just the latest addition to our list that can take tomorrow, and spend it all today! In four years, he's racked up $1,116,496,120,000 in spending. The district, consisting of Chicago's northern suburbs, threw him out in 2014, but he clawed his way back to victory two years later. For a swing district, the Democrat displays his version of moderation, with a ten percent score from Heritage Action.
Leonard Lance (R-NJ) At $1,116,496,120,000, this *Republican* cost you as much as the one of the most wasteful Illinois' Democrats. Representative Lance v**ed against repealing Obamacare and against the Trump tax cut. He's earned a Heritage Action score of 51 percent.
Chris Smith (R-NJ) New Jersey is indeed living up to its politically corrupt reputation. Congressman Smith has cost you $1,116,496,120,000, somehow only making him the third most expensive Republican in the Garden State. He's represented the 4th District since 1980 and likely isn't going anywhere in what's the safest GOP seat in the state. Heritage Action gives him a lifetime score of 41 percent.
Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ) Congressman O'Halleran hasn't been in D.C. long but has already managed to cost you $1,116,496,120,000. The Arizona sheriff turned Democrat represents a marginally Republican district, yet has a Heritage Action score of seven percent. Barry Goldwater's home state can do better.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) Congressman Frelinghuysen represents the wealthy outlying suburbs of New York City spends more than the most ostentatious interior designer in his district could ever dream. Since 1995, he's cost the American people $1,116,058,120,000. While it's not certain, he'll likely be going home after the November e******ns, replaced by his Democrat challenger in a district turned off by President Trump's behavior. Again, not helping grassroots mobilization, Frelinghuysen only got a 43 percent score from Heritage Action.
Raul Ruiz (D-CA) Hailing from California's Inland Empire, Congressman Ruiz costs you $1,116,058,120,000. In true California fashion, Ruiz's Heritage Action score is zero percent.
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) We can't ignore New Jersey's Democratic congressional delegation. Congressman Gottheimer loves to spend other people's money as if it were his own – to the tune of $1,116,496,120,000. The tragedy here is that conservative Republican Scott Garrett previously held this seat. Gottheimer is one percent better than the average House Democrat at seven percent, according to Heritage Action.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Congressman Bishop holds the dubious distinction of being the most expensive southern representative, spending a whopping $1,116,496,120,000. The Georgia representative is marginally better than his liberal colleagues, with a 16 percent lifetime score from Heritage Action. Unfortunately, the district's demographics make him invulnerable no matter how well Republicans do nationwide. Bishop will keep wasting money for as long as he wants.
Source: AAN