Wednesday, July 18, 2012
9:28 AM
Duffy's office fires back at criticism of taxpayer-funded vehicle
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy’s office says he has never had a taxpayer-paid personal vehicle lease and “any suggestion otherwise is a flat lie.”
The liberal website Think Progress posted a report this week that Duffy was among seven GOP freshman to collectively spend more than $100,000 on personal vehicles. Dems jumped on the report to take a shot at Duffy for using taxpayer money to cover personal expenses.
Duffy’s spokesman John Gentzel said the congressman leases a converted mini-bus that is used as a mobile office.
“With one of the largest congressional districts geographically east of the Mississippi River and the largest in Wisconsin, Congressman Duffy uses the mobile office to bring the services of his office to constituents who are unable to reach one of his two district offices,” Gentzel said, adding the vehicle is used in place of a third or fourth district office.
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