Roy Blunt Acknowledges Using U.S. Treasury As A Political Piggy Bank
Submitted by Roy Temple on Fri, 07/29/2005 - 9:23am.
In this story on CAFTA, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-K Street) essentially acknowledges that he and the Bush Administration used the U.S. Treasury as a political piggy bank to buy votes for the trade agreement.
Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the House majority whip, played down reports that the White House was offering favors in return for votes. But he acknowledged that "it didn't hurt" to have the $286.5 billion highway bill - packed with projects for House members' districts_still on the calendar while he and other CAFTA proponents rounded up votes.
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Roy Blunt Used Highway Bill To Punish Anti-CAFTA Votes
There's a name for this...
Oh yes, now I remember. It's called quid pro quo and it is illegal, is it not? The antics from D.C. and Jeff City, have to eventually wake up the voters in this state, don't they? I can't believe there are only about ten of us in the whole state who have internet access, and who are so pissed we can't see straight!