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Post by Opti on Oct 6, 2013 11:11:23 GMT -5
Your second example has bigger problems than keeping her pay. (Many seem to be planning on it, if federal workers get paid after the shutdown so not as bad as say if Cruz who helped cause the shutdown said it.) However, the Wisconsin Congressman is no stranger to mysterious statements.
Moore is the mother of Sowande A. Omokunde. According to the Wall Street Journal: “Moore’s son was among five Democratic presidential campaign operatives in Milwaukee charged with slashing the tires of vehicles rented by Republicans to take voters to the polls. She railed against the case, calling it revenge for her election, but her son pleaded no contest at the end of his trial in January 2006.”
That case was marked by the fact that Omokunde was in fact fingered for the crime by Opel Simmons. a Virginia Democratic operative, who told prosecutors that he saw the defendants wearing “Mission Impossible type gear” on their way to enact “Operation Elephant Takeover.”
Read more: dailycaller.com/2013/10/04/dem-rep-i-will-not-be-donating-or-forgoing-my-salary/#ixzz2gxVBC6MT
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 6, 2013 12:19:23 GMT -5
then there are those that are just plain assholes: As hundreds of thousands of federal workers continue to be impacted by government shutdown furloughs, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has no intention of losing his paycheck.
In a recent interview with KUTV-TV obtained by BuzzFeed, Lee was adamant that despite dozens of his colleagues deferring or donating pay, he would not follow suit. he later lied about (not saying) this, and threatened to sue Buzzfeed over it: “I’m working," Lee told KUTV. "I’ll continue to be paid."
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Post by sesfw on Oct 6, 2013 13:56:19 GMT -5
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.): He is planning to place his pay in escrow for the duration of the shutdown, according to a spokesman." "Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.): The Senate leader plans to put his shutdown earnings into an escrow account, a spokesman said."
And at the end of the shut down these funds will be released from escrow and placed in their bank accounts. So what is their point.
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