Wheels for Wellness = Wasted Wheels

Congressman Jack Kingston discusses the Wheels for Wellness program which he successfully stripped from the bill that will fund Congress this year, saving tax payers $100,000. So far the program has spent $200,000 which only purchased 30 bikes. The bikes were only utilized 186 times by employees and are only available during work hours, when in theory staff should be working in their taxpayer funded job.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Wheels for Wellness
• Bicycle
• congress
• spending
• waste
• bike riding

[benjwe]

Good points on the bike program. And how much does all of that car parking that is provided to congress and its many staffers cost our country's taxpayers? You should get rid of that, too.

[EmelinaChaCha]

Good luck Mr. Kingston. Guess it would have been nicer if they bikes had been made more available. The hours were not convenient and people didn't know how to sign up.

[diaverde09]

Good Job. Now if you could start taking down some of the more expensive programs and fight of the health care plan, the budget might have a chance.