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IsailedawayfromFR:

--- Quote from: Hoodat on July 26, 2021, 02:50:00 pm ---These same Democrats are collecting a $200 per diem from the State of Texas while someone else is paying their luxury hotel bills.  In other words, they are actually making money sitting in Washington doing nothing.  On top of their regular salaries, the per diem kicks in an additional $6,000 per month, tax free.

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Are we certain they get the per diem?

Am thinking that is only available if on official state business.  Since the only business in the legislature is in the special session currently underway, how can that be supported?

Free Vulcan:
Won't be long now...

Wingnut:
Grifters got to grift.

mystery-ak:
What to Know About How Those ‘Fugitive’ Texas Democrats Will Pay for Stay in DC


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https://twitter.com/TMFtx/status/1414752059505709063

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https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/25/what-to-know-about-how-those-fugitive-texas-democrats-paid-for-stay-in-dc?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=tds-tw

Hoodat:
Beto O'Rourke, Willie Nelson financially back Texas Democrats in elections bill fight

ARIS FOLLEY - 07/14/21 06:49 PM EDT

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state earlier this week in an effort to block passage of a GOP elections bill are getting financial assistance from Willie Nelson and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) as they advocate for voting rights in the nation’s capital.

According to the Dallas Morning News, O'Rourke, whose national profile soared in 2018 as he campaigned to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), has helped raise more than $525,000 to cover the Texas Democratic legislators' expenses during their stay in Washington, D.C.

Nelson has also donated $5,000 to the cause, the paper reports, while encouraging others to donate.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/563088-texas-dems-who-fled-state-to-block-gop-backed-elections-bill-get-funding

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