[9YearLurker]

Okay, folks, in #1109 from 4/9, in part:

“How do politicians access campaign contributions for personal use?”

I can answer in part for Paul Ryan:

1) Once they leave congress, pols can use any and all of their leadership PACs for whatever personal means they want: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/03/the-retirement-announcement-la/

2) Ryan currrently has $2.5M cash on hand in his Leadership PAC (plus another $10M that he can use if it is laundered through a charity, etc.): https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00004357&cycle=2018&type=P

[Jane Long]

This is appalling!!

They all show up in DC, as middle class rubes, promising to change the status quo....they leave after MANY years on the gov’t teat (for what was ORIGINALLY A PART TIME STINT), as millionaires....all on our tax $$$.

Lyin Ryan walks away with a cool $12M.

Infuriating.