Representative Paul Hodes recently introduced a bill which would prevent campaigns from receiving donations from anyone who has benefitted from an earmark.
HOWEVER, Rep. Hodes, HIMSELF, has taken donations from these sources. Here is a brief excerpt from NowHampshire’s article:
Hodes has accepted a much larger bundle of cash–$16,000—from the United Auto Workers, a labor union that benefited significantly from a $14 billion bailout by the federal government. Hodes voted for the bailout. Hodes also called for funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to be used to further bailout the automakers.
Read the full story here.
