ICYMI: Hayes splurged nearly $13K on oysters…as residents grappled with flooding

ICYMI: Hayes splurged nearly $13K on oysters…as residents grappled with flooding

In case you missed it… a new report exposes extreme Democrat Jahana Hayes's extravagant expenses dining on oysters and staying in Martha's Vineyard as her constituents suffered deadly flooding.

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Rep. Jahana Hayes splurged nearly $13K on oysters, Martha's Vineyard trips and more as residents grappled with historic flooding
New York Post
October 22, 2024

While residents of western Connecticut were cleaning up from deadly floods this past August, Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes slurped down oysters, pampered herself at a pricey salon and traveled to Martha's Vineyard and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago - spending nearly $13,000 in the process, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show.

The three-term incumbent flew to the Windy City just as her home state was hit with a severe storm on Sunday, Aug. 18, which caused more than $206 million in damages to bridges, roads, businesses and homes due to flooding, mudslides and landslides.

More than 100 residents were evacuated, and at least two elderly women died when they were swept away by floodwaters.

Meanwhile, Hayes was living it up nearly 900 miles away, as her campaign forked over $6,384.91 for her to stay at the Sheraton Grand in downtown Chicago, per third quarter FEC filings.

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At least 21 flights were made Aug. 19-21 between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., according to the air traffic database FlightStats.

The Republican American newspaper, based in Hayes' hometown of Waterbury, ran a survey in late August that found 67% of respondents said the congresswoman should have returned to respond to the floods.

Just 33% said the move would have been "performative" and that relief funding had already been secured.

Meanwhile, Hayes headed off to Martha's Vineyard for a luxury getaway at Edgartown's only waterfront resort, the Harborside Inn, for the price of $2,161.10.

While there, the Democrat dined in style, racking up $621.53 for a fundraiser at 19 Raw Oyster Bar, where a dozen oysters or clams costs $45 and a "bump of caviar" can be added for another $8.

A campaign meeting at the Alchemy Bar and Bistro, where a $69 Surf and Turf platter features filet medallions and butter-poached lobster, added another $214.68 to Hayes' bil

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"It takes courage to choke down $8 oysters in Martha's Vineyard with millionaire donors while Jahana's constituents suffered," National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Savannah Viar said in a statement.

Hayes was one of many House Democrats who covered for Biden's cognitive decline - even after his disastrous June 27 debate performance against former President Donald Trump.

"I'm not a medical doctor," she said when pressed by a GOP tracker about the 81-year-old commander in chief's mental fitness.

Biden had already shown his cognitive impairment, however, at a Rose Garden event that Hayes attended in April 2023.

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