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Jones Votes to Create Select Committee to Investigate Benghazi


    WASHINGTON, D.C.     Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of establishing a select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya:

    "When American citizens are killed in a terrorist attack, the details of that attack should not be shrouded in secrecy by our own president and his administration," said Congressman Jones. "Unfortunately, President Obama has been unwilling to reveal the honest facts surrounding the Benghazi tragedy. The creation of this select committee is the next step in providing the American people with the truth that they deserve."

Jones Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Bill to Stop Congress From Flying First Class Using Taxpayer Funds



    WASHINGTON, D.C.     Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and three of his colleagues in the House of Representatives – Reps. Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-4), Raul Ruiz (CA-36) and John Barrow (GA-12) – introduced the If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act (H.R. 4632), which would prohibit members of Congress from flying first class using taxpayer funds. The four original cosponsors released the following statements after the bill was introduced:

    "As representatives of the American people, we in Congress have a responsibility to wisely use the people's money," said Congressman Jones. "Members of the House and Senate should never secure their own luxury travel at taxpayer expense, but they especially should not do so when our nation is buried $17 trillion deep in debt."

    "This bill is a continuation of my efforts to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government," said Rep. Gosar. "It's a very simple bill. All it does is prohibit members of Congress from using taxpayer funds to purchase first-class airfare. At a time of massive deficits and with a national debt in excess of $17 trillion, members of Congress should not be using taxpayers' hard-earned money to buy luxury airline seats. If members of our military can't fly first class using taxpayer funds, neither should members of Congress."

    "Members of Congress are public servants and should not receive special privileges at the expense of hard working taxpayers," said Dr. Ruiz. "It's wrong that members of Congress can purchase luxury airfare with taxpayer money when many families in my district and across the county are struggling to make ends meet. This bipartisan, fiscally responsible bill will close a loophole that currently allows members of Congress to buy first-class airfare using taxpayer funds. If our men and women in uniform are restricted from buying first-class airfare, the same should apply to Congress."

    "As elected officials, we should spend the people's hard-earned money in the most responsible way possible," said Congressman Barrow. "This bipartisan, common sense legislation prohibits members of Congress from using taxpayer funds to buy first-class airline seats. It's not enough to give lip service to cutting wasteful spending – we should set a good example. And not spending other people's money on first-class travel is a good place to start."

    The If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act seeks to codify the same restrictions for air travel for members of Congress and other employees of the legislative branch that are required for travel by employees of the executive branch. This language allows for reasonable exceptions like accommodating a disability or other substantiated medical need. Click here to read the text of the bill.

    These four members have led multiple initiatives this year to prevent taxpayer money from being used for luxury travel, including filing an amendment to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act and sending a formal request to appropriators for the inclusion of this language.


    Sarah Howard
      Communications Director

    Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3)

     2333 Rayburn House Office Building
     Washington, DC 20515

     sarah.howard@mail.house.gov  •  (202) 225-3415
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