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newtothegame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-18-10 02:16 PM
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23. Sounds like a policy already in place, what exactly our we freaking out about?
"Federal law allows former House speakers to maintain a taxpayer-funded office anywhere in the United States for up to five years. The purpose is to "facilitate the administration, settlement and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of" a former speaker's tenure in the House."

How sure are we that this wasn't Clinton or Carter that enacted this policy? A waste of money, yes. But milking the country? Outright evil? It was voted on and approved by YOUR congressmen.
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