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McAllister admits to casting vote for money
This is the same congressman who got caught kissing a staffer
http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacit...cle_8a017c20-ed41-11e3-b622-0017a43b2370.html
Congressman Vance McAllister admitted Thursday to voting against legislation in the U.S. House anticipating he would get a political contribution for his vote.
A Republican from Swartz, McAllister spoke about the matter as an example of how money controls Washington and how work on Capitol Hill is a steady cycle of voting for fundraising and money instead of voting for what is right.
McAllister made the remarks during a Northeast Chapter of Louisiana CPAs gathering at the University of Louisiana-Monroes Alumni Center.
McAllister said he voted "no" on legislation related to the Bureau of Land Management though he did not identify the bill. McAllister said a colleague on the House floor told him that he would receive a $1,200 contribution from Heritage Foundation if he voted against the bill. He would not name his colleague since he did not want to put their business out on the street.
I played dumb and asked him, How would you vote? McAllister said. He told me, Vote no and you will get a $1,200 check from the Heritage Foundation. If you vote yes, you will get a $1,000 check from some environmental impact group.
That answer was a surprise, McAllister said.
I said, Are you serious? and he told me, Yeah, wait and see, McAllister said.
McAllister said he voted against the bill but did not receive a $1,200 contribution from Heritage Foundation. Federal law prohibits public officials, including members of Congress, from directly or indirectly seeking, accepting or agreeing to receive anything of value in return for the performance of any official act such as voting.
I voted no, and I didnt get a Heritage Foundation check but he did, McAllister said. I went back and checked with my friend, I didnt get a check, man. What were you talking about? He told me, Well, I got one. Why didnt you?
McAllister said he was not surprised he did not receive a contribution from Heritage Foundation since the group and Gov. Bobby Jindal were upset with me, referring to Jindals call for McAllisters resignation. Jindal asked McAllister to resign after The Ouachita Citizen and its sister newspapers exposed McAllisters extramarital affair with a member of his congressional staff.
Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. It conducts research of issues and legislation before the Congress. Heritage Foundation does not make political contributions in any manner, according to James Weidman, spokesman for Heritage Foundation.
In case you didnt know, the Heritage Foundation is upset with me and so is our governor, McAllister said. They are always trying to throw bullets at me. Once I told my friend about Gov. Jindal being mad at me, he said, Well, thats why you didnt get a check.
Weidman said McAllister did not receive a $1,200 contribution from Heritage because we would never do anything like that.
If he (McAllister) is wondering why he didnt receive a check from the Heritage Foundation, which does not make political expenditures of any kind, it is because we do not do it, Weidman said. The Heritage Foundation is a think tank and does research and education, but does not get involved with political bills at all.
He was just badly misinformed, Weidman added.
This is the same congressman who got caught kissing a staffer
http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacit...cle_8a017c20-ed41-11e3-b622-0017a43b2370.html
Congressman Vance McAllister admitted Thursday to voting against legislation in the U.S. House anticipating he would get a political contribution for his vote.
A Republican from Swartz, McAllister spoke about the matter as an example of how money controls Washington and how work on Capitol Hill is a steady cycle of voting for fundraising and money instead of voting for what is right.
McAllister made the remarks during a Northeast Chapter of Louisiana CPAs gathering at the University of Louisiana-Monroes Alumni Center.
McAllister said he voted "no" on legislation related to the Bureau of Land Management though he did not identify the bill. McAllister said a colleague on the House floor told him that he would receive a $1,200 contribution from Heritage Foundation if he voted against the bill. He would not name his colleague since he did not want to put their business out on the street.
I played dumb and asked him, How would you vote? McAllister said. He told me, Vote no and you will get a $1,200 check from the Heritage Foundation. If you vote yes, you will get a $1,000 check from some environmental impact group.
That answer was a surprise, McAllister said.
I said, Are you serious? and he told me, Yeah, wait and see, McAllister said.
McAllister said he voted against the bill but did not receive a $1,200 contribution from Heritage Foundation. Federal law prohibits public officials, including members of Congress, from directly or indirectly seeking, accepting or agreeing to receive anything of value in return for the performance of any official act such as voting.
I voted no, and I didnt get a Heritage Foundation check but he did, McAllister said. I went back and checked with my friend, I didnt get a check, man. What were you talking about? He told me, Well, I got one. Why didnt you?
McAllister said he was not surprised he did not receive a contribution from Heritage Foundation since the group and Gov. Bobby Jindal were upset with me, referring to Jindals call for McAllisters resignation. Jindal asked McAllister to resign after The Ouachita Citizen and its sister newspapers exposed McAllisters extramarital affair with a member of his congressional staff.
Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. It conducts research of issues and legislation before the Congress. Heritage Foundation does not make political contributions in any manner, according to James Weidman, spokesman for Heritage Foundation.
In case you didnt know, the Heritage Foundation is upset with me and so is our governor, McAllister said. They are always trying to throw bullets at me. Once I told my friend about Gov. Jindal being mad at me, he said, Well, thats why you didnt get a check.
Weidman said McAllister did not receive a $1,200 contribution from Heritage because we would never do anything like that.
If he (McAllister) is wondering why he didnt receive a check from the Heritage Foundation, which does not make political expenditures of any kind, it is because we do not do it, Weidman said. The Heritage Foundation is a think tank and does research and education, but does not get involved with political bills at all.
He was just badly misinformed, Weidman added.
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