Wednesday, March 16, 2016

WE ARE BEING HAD BY BIDEN'S CONTINUED WASTEFUL SPENDING

Submitted by: League of Power

Joe Biden's $500,000 Mexican Fiesta and Other Tales of Excess
On Thursday, February 25 of 2016, Vice President Joe Biden attended the annual U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue in Mexico City, a trade summit designed to discuss issues between the two countries. In attendance with Biden was a small group of government officials, including Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. Along with this modest delegation were a support staff and the usual coterie of Secret Service and organizational personnel.



The lodging venue for the group was the Intercontinental Presidente Hotel in the Polanco District of the city, a 42-story luxury tower boasting suites with panoramic views of the city, blackout shades, rain showers and televisions in most of the bathrooms.

The hotel's website highlights the proximity of luxury boutiques such as Cartier and Chanel on the affluent Presidente Masaryk nearby. Seven restaurants, including a French brasserie, an American steakhouse, a British tearoom, a high-end Italian bistro, a modern Mexican canteen, an a la carte buffet and a gin and tonic bar serve guests.

The hotel also offers spa treatments, including scrubs, body wraps, massages, beauty treatments, steam baths, foot reflexology, pedicures, manicures and waxing. The group reserved a total of 260 hotel rooms and meeting spaces, at a cost to taxpayers of $538,528.65, despite Vice President Biden only spending one night in the venue.

Unfortunately, excess like this is all too common…

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