House Republicans are fuming after discovering a provision buried in the government funding deal that could hand certain GOP senators a six-figure payday. Oklahoma Republican Rep. Tom Cole told reporters he was “surprised” to learn the shutdown deal included language allowing senators to sue the federal government for secretly accessing their phone or email records. “Did I know about this provision in the bill? No,” Cole, who is also House Appropriations Chair, said. “Do I think it needs to be i
  • Kronusdark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    11 days ago

    Maybe they could do the bare minimum and read the shit they vote for.

    Jeez I’d be fired from my job in a week if I was this incompetent.

    • PunnyName@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 days ago

      Many times, the asshat brigade of our representatives push bills in at the last minute, giving very little time to scrutinize it.

      That said, often because it’s “their party”, so they just agree without further analysis.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    11 days ago

    It’s such bullshit that these little fuckers will get paid out for merely being investigated in a proper way.