Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has been billing taxpayers to fund her luxury lifestyle, a new report has revealed.
Crockett is cashing in on thousands of dollars of taxpayer-funded perks, including a vehicle lease, lodging, and meals, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
The news emerged after Crockett declared last month that she’s “not in the business of giving out money” to those same taxpayers.
The congresswoman shot down the idea of refunding taxpayer money after Elon Musk floated $5,000 refund checks.
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been slashing wasteful spending and saving taxpayer dollars.
Musk, DOGE’s leader, suggested returning some of those savings in the form of checks to taxpayers.
Crockett, a rising star in the Democratic Party, scoffed at that possibility.
“We are not in the business of giving out money,” Crockett declared.
“And, honestly, I don’t know what $5,000 will do for you.”
🚨 You Are Paying for Jasmine Crockett’s Car 🚨
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett declared in February that the government is “not in the business of giving out money.” ⁰⁰Donald Trump’s proposal to send Americans $5,000 checks from the government’s DOGE savings prompted her… pic.twitter.com/uHiYJa3jq3
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It’s not that Crockett’s objection comes because she is some fiscal conservative.
On the contrary, she has no qualms about taking advantage of every benefit being in elected office has to offer.
For instance, House disbursement records indicate Crockett has enjoyed a $999.96 per month “vehicle lease” since January 2023, when she was sworn in.
It’s unclear what kind of vehicle Americans are footing the bill for.
However, the amount is sufficient for a luxury car.
Most of the lawmakers who utilize this obscure program, which is designed for those with vast districts to get around using EPA-approved vehicles, choose those that are moderately priced, sensible, and domestically produced.
Well, that’s true for the 15 Republicans who use the programs.
Many of Crockett’s 27 fellow Democrats who use the program are leasing high-end vehicles made by Lexus, Tesla, and Volvo.
It’s not just that Crockett’s lease is expensive but also that she has chosen to receive this benefit to jaunt around her Dallas, Texas, district that’s only about 335 square miles.
When not in her home district, Crockett has taxpayers covering her expenses in Washington, D.C.
In 2024 alone, she received $20,301 for “lodging” and another $2,670 to cover meals while Congress was in session.
While Crockett is being miserly with taxpayer refunds from DOGE’s efforts, her use of these lawmaker perks justifies the mission of the agency she railed against.
Meanwhile, there’s little transparency about exactly what type of vehicles House members are driving on our dime.
Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of the watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, finds it “disturbing” that the information is so difficult to nail down.
“Riding around in a taxpayer-funded Lexus and not being forthcoming with constituents raises ethical questions and is unacceptable, particularly in our current era of rising accountability over government spending,” Sutherland said.
“Taxpayers have the right to know what type of vehicle they’re subsidizing to ensure this program is not being abused,” she added.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) is a prime example of this kind of abuse.
McIver is utilizing the program for her 77.5-square-foot district with reimbursements for her taxpayer-funded vehicle going to Lexus Financial Services.
Notably, DOGE is uncovering pockets of wasteful spending all over the government while people like Crockett attack Musk, The Washington Examiner reported.
During a call with the radical anti-Tesla group this week, Crockett called on leftists to ensure that Musk is “taken down.”
She argued that seeing Musk “taken down” would be a gift for her birthday.
“Starting with March 29, it’s my birthday, and all I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down. Yes!” she said during a livestream on Wednesday.
Crockett is the sort of swampy politician who takes from the taxpayer coffers while giving nothing back to constituents.
This conduct will not go unnoticed, even among Democrat voters who are increasingly disillusioned with their party members, and certainly not by DOGE.
