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GOP Congressmen Selling Them to Lobbyists
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has scored tickets to Sunday’s Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego to sell to lobbyists so they can watch the game together.
As part of the deal, lobbyists will have access to Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who will travel west on Thursday and host fundraisers over the weekend, said John Feehery, Hastert’s spokesman.
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Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.), the newly elected chairman of the NRCC, will also be attending the game, said Mike Brady, Reynolds’ spokesman.
In past years, lobbyists have paid as much as $10,000 for a package deal that includes two tickets to the game, a hotel room, and transportation services. Usually, a dozen or so lawmakers have attended the games through the NRCC. Other lawmakers from the competing teams’ hometowns or the local venue also often make the trek to the game.
The NRCC has hosted such trips since the early 1980s.
The GOP fundraising group declined to disclose the names of lawmakers who will be attending this year.
Source: http://www.hillnews.com/news/012203/super.aspx
Now thats even more sacred than the Lincoln Bedroom....The nerve
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has scored tickets to Sunday’s Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego to sell to lobbyists so they can watch the game together.
As part of the deal, lobbyists will have access to Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who will travel west on Thursday and host fundraisers over the weekend, said John Feehery, Hastert’s spokesman.
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Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.), the newly elected chairman of the NRCC, will also be attending the game, said Mike Brady, Reynolds’ spokesman.
In past years, lobbyists have paid as much as $10,000 for a package deal that includes two tickets to the game, a hotel room, and transportation services. Usually, a dozen or so lawmakers have attended the games through the NRCC. Other lawmakers from the competing teams’ hometowns or the local venue also often make the trek to the game.
The NRCC has hosted such trips since the early 1980s.
The GOP fundraising group declined to disclose the names of lawmakers who will be attending this year.
Source: http://www.hillnews.com/news/012203/super.aspx
Now thats even more sacred than the Lincoln Bedroom....The nerve
