Swalwell: Teapot Museum Highlights GOP Hypocrisy

From a 2007 CBS News report:

It might sound far-fetched that a quirky collection of teapots would draw 60,000 tourists each year to Sparta, N.C., population 18,000. But the plan is being financed by your tax dollars. The Sparta Teapot Museum is the brainchild of avid teapot collectors Sonny and Gloria Kamm and North Carolina philanthropist Philip Hanes — as in Hanes underwear.

With the help of a few good Washington lobbyists, the Sparta Teapot Museum has gotten $400,000 in state funds and $500,000 from Congress. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who, with Sen. Richard Burr, got the Teapot Museum its money. They also received several thousand dollars in campaign contributions from the project’s lobbyists.

Foxx told us she’s simply claiming a share of the money Congress sets aside each year for such purposes, called “earmarks.” “The money’s gonna be spent, and it’s up to us to again be advocates for our areas to try to help with those areas,” Foxx said.

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— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) September 29, 2023

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