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Related: About this forumTexans among the U.S. reps benefitting relatives, watchdog group says
Dallas Morning News 3/26/12
Texans among the U.S. reps benefitting relatives, watchdog group says
A Roll Call story over the weekend led me to a fiscal watchdog group's new study on nepotism in the Beltway.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington found nearly 250 members of the U.S. House of Representatives had "used their positions to benefit themselves and family," based on an analysis of public records from the last two election cycles. That's more than half of the House.
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Of Texas' 32 representatives, 20 were found to have aided family or themselves in some way. A handful was further singled out for their largesse. Among them: Ron Paul (who paid six relatives $304,000), Silvestre Reyes (who reimbursed family $143,000) and Kay Granger (who earmarked $28.3 million to Fort Worth's Trinity River development project, which her son helps oversee).
Texans among the U.S. reps benefitting relatives, watchdog group says
A Roll Call story over the weekend led me to a fiscal watchdog group's new study on nepotism in the Beltway.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington found nearly 250 members of the U.S. House of Representatives had "used their positions to benefit themselves and family," based on an analysis of public records from the last two election cycles. That's more than half of the House.
(snip)
Of Texas' 32 representatives, 20 were found to have aided family or themselves in some way. A handful was further singled out for their largesse. Among them: Ron Paul (who paid six relatives $304,000), Silvestre Reyes (who reimbursed family $143,000) and Kay Granger (who earmarked $28.3 million to Fort Worth's Trinity River development project, which her son helps oversee).
The whole list available from link above. Texas Rs were of course very heavily represented - because of course they hate big government. Right!
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Texans among the U.S. reps benefitting relatives, watchdog group says (Original Post)
sonias
Mar 2012
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Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)1. Nepotism and Cronyism.
We need to take it down wherever we find it.
TexasTowelie
(112,370 posts)2. Nothing to see here, move along now.
So much fer R's not needin' no guv'mint handouts.
sonias
(18,063 posts)3. Especially Ron Paul
He's practically there with Grover Norquist wanting to drown government - but he sure managed to get his hands on some.