After Governor McDonnell’s conviction last year Virginia legislators accepted fewer gifts. The decline between 2013 and 2014 was larger for Republicans who reduced their acceptance of meals, gifts and entertainment by 35%. Democrats reduced their acceptance of gifts by 15%. [read_more]
From VPAP.org,
The list of top legislator recipients of gifts can be found here.
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I would like to see a special commendation to those senators and delegates who are members of the “No Gifts” club.
Do you want me to stay out of this one Jeanine?
Unlike going to Washington, the guys in Richmond aren’t getting rich. They make less than $20,000 a year. Adding up all the basketball tickets and gifts in a year still don’t take these lawmakers over what a part-time Wendy’s fast food worker makes in a year. We should stop wringing our hands over a free meal where a lobbyist gets face time with a lawmaker and look at bigger problems like the fact that Sen. Diane Feinstein’s husband stands to make a BILLION dollars on a government deal with the Postal Offices – but the media won’t put a spotlight on that because they are too busy digging up little things like this.