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RealityChik

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January 10, 2017

Look what we missed in the Congress ethics pushback:

Congress secretly passes law allowing itself to hide records from ethics probes? WTF?

Now, let me get this straight: Congressman A can buy the Hope diamond for his mistress with taxpayer funds or Congressman B can use campaign contributions to bribe an election official and "We, the People" are now denied access to congressional spending records for an ethics investigation?

Time for us to get the dunce hats back out and let the shaming begin!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/secret-new-rule-allows-house-members-to-hide-records-from-ethics-probes_us_58746aefe4b099cdb0ff34eb

December 20, 2016

Forum request - Net neutrality and...

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