So, Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler seems to have done something
dumb yesterday. He got into an argument with a cabbie over when
to pay his full fare, and then didn't pay at all, and then fled
before the cops came.  Nadler wanted the cabbie to take him from
Union Station to his hotel, keep the meter running while he put
his luggage in his room, take him to Capitol Hill, and then get
paid for the full trip. Anyone would be frustrated when the
cabbie said "no," but hey, D.C. law says you have to pay the
fare at each stop and let the meter reset. So you just get over
it and pay, right?  But then he says Congressman Nadler told
him, "Don't turn the meter off. He wanted me to take him back to
Capitol Hill."    The congressman was supposed to pay $8.
Habteab says he called police after Congressman Nadler would not
pay.  "He said I'm not going to wait for the police and he
caught another cab and left," said Habteab.