Davis Flew First Class During 2019 Government Shutdown While 8,300 Illinoisans Were Furloughed or Forced To Work Without Pay
One year ago today, Congressman Rodney Davis took ignoring his voters in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District to new heights when he flew first-class after voting against funding the government, disregarding the thousands of Illinoisans who were furloughed and the TSA agents who worked without pay to keep our skies safe.
This fancy ticket isn’t the first time Davis has exploited the perks of being in Congress. It’s clear that Davis, who voted for the GOP tax bill that handed big corporations and billionaires a trillion-dollar tax cut at the expense of hardworking families, is more comfortable in first class than the middle class.
“In honor of the anniversary of Congressman Rodney Davis flying first class during the government shutdown, Illinoisans will soon hand him a one-way, basic economy ticket to retirement for his decision to once again put his own interests above the constituents he’s supposed to represent,” said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice.
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HuffPost [with video]
Passenger Confronts GOP Congressman Over Flying First Class During Shutdown
“Do you think it’s appropriate?” he asked the lawmaker. “Taking that as a yes.”
With President Donald Trump and the GOP prolonging the partial government shutdown, a Republican lawmaker had an uncomfortable run-in Tuesday when a fellow airplane passenger found him flying first class from Chicago to Washington, D.C., according to a video of the encounter shared with HuffPost.
“Congressman, do you think it’s appropriate to fly first class while 57 TSA agents aren’t being paid?” the person says to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), in an apparent reference to the Transportation Security Administration’s 57,000 employees, who are being required to work without pay.
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Davis remained silent, prompting the person to say, “Taking that as a yes.”
“Taxpayers paid for this flight? Fair enough,” he added.