16 Members of Congress Funneled Millions to Their Relatives, Employers, Study Finds

Big Government ^ | 2-13-12 | Wynton Hall

[STARWISE]

n his New York Times bestselling book, Throw Them All Out, Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer revealed how members of Congress enrich themselves and their relatives using earmarks and insider information. Now, the Washington Post, following in Schweizer’s footsteps, has conducted a study that found 16 members of Congress have used their power of the purse to benefit companies, colleges, and community groups tied to their relatives.

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Among those cited in the Washington Post report were the following (below):

[onyx]

The democrats will be safe. This will be seen as business as usual.

[skeeter]

I have no sentimental attachment to any republican on this list.

Which sets me apart from most democrat voters, who's political leadership craps lilacs.

[jmax]

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>>>>>>>> "Sheila Jackson Lee just about takes the prize for her largesse to family and connections. Disgusting!"<<<<<<

Hate to tell you this, Luv, but the only thing "largesse" about Sheila is her dress size. : )

[haircutter]

that list needs to be published in bold print in every newspaper in this Nation and repeated weekly until election day...

In a Lorain County Elyria, Oh. newspaper they have been publishing the salaries of local communities for several days now..I read the former community where I lived for 32 years and the salaries blew me away..unbelievable...think maybe they are trying to wake the public in Lorain County Ohio up before election...

[luvie]

LOL!

[luvie]

Well, I have 920 friends on Facebook and I’m about to “share” this article on there. Maybe link it to my local newspaper’s page, too. It EOES need to be screamed across America!

[Political Junkie Too]

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D - Calif.) Earmark near personal property: $50 million

Buried 2/3rds down the list, this is the largest number in the list.

What's ludicrous is the "near" personal property, as the (for all practical purposes) looting of Treasure Island for her family's development company would attest.

-PJ

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings itsahoot:

When back at home they tell us Washington is a cesspool; when they’re in Washington, they hop in that filthy cesspool as if it was a hot tub.

Throw them ALL Out,
OLA

[hadaclueonce]

Throw them all out!

R
D

It does not matter.

Yours “guy” is not special.

[STARWISE]

Yeah ... have you researched that little
bit of grandiose nepotism?

[hadaclueonce]

incumbents? F’ em all.

[STARWISE]

Yes! She’s the mistress of corruptocrat and CRAP piggies ..
all her family, business connections and networks.
She’s sloppin’ in it every which way ..

Wake up, CALIFORNIA!!

[STARWISE]

Amen !!! ALL OF ‘EM!!

[STARWISE]

this would be a good time to help FR, click the pic
thank you!

[GOP Poet]

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[P.O.E.]

It’s not just individuals. They’re like a conglomerate - writing and selectively enforcing tax laws and regulations to help or hinder the cause of those paying for the privilege. It’s all done within a maze of bait-and-switch and accountability-laundering.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Dummy Roscoe Bartlett needs to be primaried this year. And I suspect the possibility of primarying him is greater, since his district has been redrawn.

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[upchuck]

Not only do we need to throw these POS Congresspeople out on their asses, WE NEED TERM LIMITS! Badly.

[KoRn]

All of these criminals should be used to decorate trees and lamp posts.

[pacpam]

Sad to say the republican voters will get rid of their reps, but the democrat voters will keep theirs. That’s part of what happened in 2006 elections.