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May 23, 2009
Renovating Private Parking Garages for U.S. House
Parking garage outside Longworth House Office Building. (CNSNews.com photo/Penny Starr)
Renovating Private Parking Garages for U.S. House Will Cost Taxpayers $156,322 Per Congressman
As it is considering legislation that would cap carbon emssions and significanly increase energy prices of U.S. consumers in the name of controlling global warming, the U.S. House of Representatives is also considering spending $68 million to renovate two parking garages that are used exclusively by members of Congress and their staff.
Given that there are only 435 members of the House, the renovation of these exclusive garages would cost $156,322 per congressmen.
The garages are just south of the House office buildings that form part of the complex surrounding the U.S. Capitol. They are also adjacent to a station of the Washington Metro subway system that members of Congress and their staff could use to get to work if they did not want to drive a car and emit carbon into the atmosphere.
Terrell Dorn, the director of physical infrastructure issues for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), on May 6, testified before the House Committee on House Administration about plans by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to renovate the East and West garages, which serve several House buildings.
Approximately $38 million of the request is attached to a project to overhaul the Cannon House Office Building at an overall cost of $753 million.
“Renovations of the Cannon Building and East and West Garages are needed to maintain the integrity and safety of these facilities and reduce the likelihood of unplanned outages and associated cost,” Dorn’s written testimony stated.
Dorn told CNSNews.com that the funding request is still being considered by the House Appropriations Committee and has yet to be approved by House Leadership.
According to the Architect of the Capitol, problems with the structures will require action to be taken “within the next 2 to 4 years.”
Wild Thing's comment..........
What part of “knock this crap off” do these congressmen don’t understand?
Deduct the parking garage from the overpaid Congress’ salaries.
Posted by Wild Thing at May 23, 2009 07:40 AM
