House bill would pay back airports close to resorts frequented by Trump

[Rhiannon12866]

The House is likely to include language in its appropriations bill for transportation spending that would require at least $3.5 million in federal funds be used to reimburse airports in Florida and New Jersey that lose money when President Trump stays at his nearby resorts, Politico reported.

The language in the appropriations bill would affect at least three airports near Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., and Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., according to Politico.

When Trump stays at one of his resorts, those airports practically close because they fall within the “no-fly zone,” Jim Coon, the senior vice president of government affairs and advocacy for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), told the publication.

The three airports affected by Trump’s travels are Somerset Airport in Bedminster Township, N.J., Solberg Airport in nearby Readington Township, N.J., and Lantana Airport in Palm Beach County, Fla.

The airports and their businesses told the AOPA that they lost more than $1 million a year because of Trump’s visits. They claimed Trump has stayed at either of his two resorts about 80 days in the last year.


http://thehill.com/homenews/house/388669-house-bill-would-reimburse-airports-close-to-resorts-frequented-by-trump

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Bullshit! Let that bastard and his goddamn family pay for it

Or take up a go fund me for it. Fuck this shit already.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I know, it's not like he - and his extended family - haven't already cost the taxpayers enough!

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Congress is willing to do this? This needs to be goddamn front page news everywhere.

Embarrass those bastards for even considering such a travesty. Honest to god.
We all struggle to pay taxes and when I hear about this sort of blatant jab it in my eye horseshit it boils my blood.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. That's why I posted this - we didn't hear this on the news

But I guess all the worse things he's done make the headlines...

[riversedge]

5. OMG! more tax money going out so Trump can golf!! damn

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I know! But it was only 80 days in the past year...

And what's a few more million...

[ProudLib72]

7. This is just the sort of grifting I'd like to see the Rs who are leaving bring up

Probably won't do any good for Dems to shout about it, but those few Rs who've "had a change of heart" might get through. We really need this endless list of money grabs spelled out for voters this November.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. You're right, Republicans won't hear about it

And we don't hear about half of these offensives because the actual news we listen to only has time to cover so much...

[TexasTowelie]

9. But the airports are the perfect places for the photo-ops...

[tanyev]

10. Huh. Remember when they bitched about the Obamas' once a year holiday trip to Hawaii?