Congressman Stephen Fincher and his fellow Republicans in the House have traded in their tea bags for champagne flutes as they cash in on their positions of power to get money from the same banks who took the bailout money they lambasted in their elections:
Five banks — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), [...]
Continue Reading →Rep. Stephen Fincher is getting in some hot water for violating his 2010 “No Pork Pledge” from the Citizens Against Government Waste. He, along with Rep. Fleischman and 63 other first-term Republicans, has signed a letter to Speaker John Boehner requesting passage of a measure that would suspend duties for [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Sher with the Chattanooga Times Free Press has exposed Rep. Scott DesJarlais‘ (R-TN4) penchant for spending big on mail pieces designed to promote himself to the district.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., ranked No. 1 in the U.S. House from October to December 2011 when it came to spending on franking or official mailings [...]
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