Thu Sep 28, 2023 – 4:51 pm EDT
(The Dossier) — A handful of brave GOP members of Congress want to put the kibosh on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s taxpayer-funded perks, which reportedly include a limousine, a full time driver, and a fully staffed U.S. Marshals security detail.
Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL) introduced a bill last Thursday that has thus far been branded the “No Taxpayer Funded Detail for Anthony Fauci” act.
“When I discovered that Dr. Fauci still had a taxpayer-funded driver and personal guards after he stepped down, I felt that it was another example of Washington bureaucrats putting themselves above the American people,” Rep. Strong said in a statement.
“Our country is $33 trillion in debt. Taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for Dr. Fauci’s security detail, especially when Fauci was one of the highest-paid federal employees in the U.S.,” he added.
Fauci’s taxpayer-funded detail is estimated to cost the U.S. taxpayer around $1 million dollars per month, according to comparable previous security details. Contrary to popular belief, the “retired” NIAID chief reportedly remains on staff via a no show job at the NIAID, so that he can receive his U.S. Marshals security detail.
The bill thus far
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