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OPINION

Republican Freshman Spend Big Bucks on Cars, PR

Townhall Staff
Townhall Staff | Jun 08, 2011
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Republican Freshman Spend Big Bucks on Cars, PR
They rode into Washington on an anti-spending wave, but some House Republican freshmen are already enjoying one of the perks of incumbency, spending their office budgets on everything from $1,000-a-month car leases to pricey online advertising contracts.
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At least 15 GOP freshmen have shelled out tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on mass communication — or franking — designed to boost their exposure back home, even as they call for budget cuts and pared-back government spending, according to quarterly disbursement reports released by the House.

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