While Hunter Biden’s emails about giving “the Big Guy” a portion of his influence-peddling income have generated attention, other Democrats seeking financial benefit have to use more sneaky methods.
Progressives like Maxine Waters and Ilhan Omar created a ruse to enrich themselves. They were able to illegally channel donor money into businesses held by themselves or family members by using a complex network of political consulting firms. Both parties involved accumulated extravagant fortune as a consequence of this, leaving the donors with little more than broken promises and destroyed trust.
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For instance, Maxine Waters has been using campaign cash to pay her daughter a sizeable income since the early 2000s. Even more shockingly, Rep. Ilhan Omar has been paying her husband’s business close to $3 million since 2019!
Questions have been raised about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s use of nearly $3 million in campaign funds for services rendered by a company owned by her husband starting in 2019. This has sparked discussions about whether political parties should be permitted to pay family members with donated funds despite the need to pay fair market value.
With the introduction of his FIRE Act – Family Integrity to Reform Elections – Texas Representative Pat Fallon set out to incite a revolution in Washington. Rep. Fallon thinks that this measure will be a step towards restoring integrity within our governmental institutions by prohibiting federal office aspirants from compensating their immediate family members for campaign services. This law seeks to tackle dishonest money schemes. He made an encouraging observation about this challenging objective:
“Maxine Waters [paid] $1.1 million to her daughter from campaign funds. Ilhan Omar, $2.9 million to her husband from campaign funds. James Clyburn, over $200,000 to multiple family members from his campaign.”
He continued, saying “The numbers speak for themselves. Americans are sick of politicians abusing their voters’ hard-earned money. This modern-day spoils system must end. My bill shines light on shady campaign finance practices while punishing those who take advantage of these funds to enrich their families.”
The New York Post exposed the full scope of a draft measure, including what would constitute an offense and how candidates may face severe repercussions for disobeying its rules. It revealed a wide range of potentially harmful repercussions that were concealed inside this piece of law but had not yet been revealed.
The proposed prohibition may split families apart, making it difficult for parents and spouses to visit family members living in the United States. Grandparents would be unable to see their grandkids reach developmental milestones, and siblings could have to live apart for months before they can reconcile in person. Even domestic partners and the significant others of members of campaign committees would be subject to this limitation, as if that weren’t bad enough.
A new measure would impose stricter limitations on self-funding campaigns and prohibit candidates from using their own funds to pay for goods or services. Anyone caught breaching the rules faces severe penalties of at least $100,000, or even double what was awarded in family money, as well as a possibility of a two-year prison sentence! Those who perpetrate these crimes will be forced to pay these severe penalties if they are discovered red-handed and won’t get any assistance from the relevant committees.
Nine Republican representatives recently endorsed Rep. Fallon’s anti-corruption bill, including Ronny Jackson, Byron Donalds, Pete Sessions, Jake Ellzey, Randy Weber, and Brian Babin from Texas; Andrew Garbarino from New York; Kat Cammack from Florida; and Troy Nehls from Texas again, indicating that this promising proposal has broad cross-party support.
The “modern-day spoils system” has been adopted by both Republicans and Democrats to benefit their families, so it will face a tough battle in the House and Senate.
The house will never pass this as this is a way for them to get rich! I am sure a lot of the money given to family has made its way to be invested the way the representative wants so that a fortune is made and the money is then backdoored to the representative some way. Follow the money! Nothing is as it appears! This needs to be stopped by it is a liquid way for reps to make money or launder money in my view. This needs to go to the States to be made into law and passed thru the people to vote into law! Congress votes themselves raises, not cuts.