Breaking: Congress revokes @mattgaetz 's franking privileges in an incident described ...
Breaking: Congress revokes
@mattgaetz
's franking privileges in an incident described by bystander as "uncomfortable"
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It's a joke. Really didn't happen. At least I don't think it did. 
The franking privilege, which allows Members of Congress to transmit mail matter under their signature without postage, has existed in the United States since colonial times.
1986-Present
In 1986, an allowance for franking privilege was established, along with public disclosure of individual member's mailing costs. In 1990, the House created separate allowances for the members and also made it mandatory that mail costs were made public. Under this regulation, the postmaster general was required to monitor franking, inform members of their monthly usage of their franking privilege, and block any franked mail that exceeded the amount allowed to members. In 1994, it was established that mass mailing costs could not surpass $50,000 per session in Congress. In 1995, the Member's Representational Allowance (MRA) was created to allow overlap in funding in member's finances. In 1999, the House changed regulations so that funds from the MRA could be used without limitation in any category of spending. In 1996, the mass mailing deadline was amended again, from 60 days to 90 days.
Now you've learned something new! 
