Congressional Perks: Luxury cars and mileage result in big costs for taxpayers – Center Square

Before he left Congress in 2023, longtime Illinois Democrat, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, was also spending $999 monthly to lease a Lexus, records show. And former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger wasn't sure why his $95,000 reimbursement over four years were listed as private auto mileage because he was being reimbursed for flying his personal plane from Rockford to D.C. and on other business-related trips.