Oops! Gohmer got one of Pelosi's 5k deductions. LOL

[mobeau69]

[Kali]

1. that moran is a total argument for testing and licensing

yikes!

[mobeau69]

5. Think I'm watching a comedy sit-com whenever he's on.

[lisa58]

2. Too bad....she should donate the fines to planned parenthood...

That may stop them

[Doreen]

12. For everyone who gets fined the individual fine should go to what they are most against.

[Hekate]

16. You know that's not how it works, right? Mme Speaker can levy fines, but it isn't her money. nt

[BlueNProud]

3. Is it 5k per violation?

[Irish_Dem]

4. I think $5k first offense, $10K second offense.

Third and other offenses I have no idea what they will do.

[flor-de-jasmim]

7. I think I read that it will be 10K for each additional offense.

The best part is that they cannot use campaign funds to pay it - the fine comes out of their salary (yeah, I know there are work-arounds, but this is important symbolically).

[lunatica]

10. It doesn't pay to argue with HR services

In my experience they are the most law abiding and strict employees in any company. They take their jobs very seriously.

[Irish_Dem]

11. They will fund raise off the penalty and get the money back?

[mobeau69]

8. It's a Progressive fee schedule.

[lunatica]

9. All offenses after the first are $10,000

The idea being that supposedly they’ll stop offending when they see it’s for real.

[sop]

6. "Fines of $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for the second are now in effect." - The Hill

Hope it increases to $15K for the third, $20K for the fourth, and so on.

[Marie Marie]

13. Louie's packing heat? Now that is scary...

he might shoot himself in the crotch. It would however, make for an instant viral video.

[mobeau69]

14. Can't tell. Might have been just standing up for his free dumb.

[Blue Owl]

15. Throw it on the Pyle