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Posted on 02/02/2026 7:40:59 AM PST by Twotone
Republican lawmakers are pushing new legislation on Capitol Hill aimed at reining in members of Congress who take advantage of campaign finances for personal gain.
Wisconsin Republican Reps. Tom Tiffany and Tony Wied introduced the Oversight for Members And Relatives Act on Friday, known as the OMAR Act, which would prevent candidates' campaign funds from benefiting their spouses. The legislation would also mandate the disclosure of campaign-related payments made to their immediate family members, according to the bill text obtained exclusively by Blaze News.
"Public office should never be used to pad a family's bank account," Tiffany told Blaze News. "For years, members of both parties have blurred ethical lines by paying their spouses with campaign funds and labeling it 'campaign work.'"
"The OMAR Act ends this practice and restores integrity to a system that's been abused for far too long."
A prime example of these "blurred ethical lines" is none other than Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who reportedly paid nearly $2.8 million to her husband's political consulting firm during the 2019-2020 election cycle.
According to Fox News, these payments accounted for nearly 70% of her disbursements during her third quarter, exceeding the total amount all congressional candidates combined paid their immediate relatives during the 2012 election cycle.
"Members of Congress are sent to Washington to represent the interests of their constituents — not to line their spouses’ pockets with campaign funds," Wied told Blaze News.
"We’ve seen far too many egregious examples of politicians exploiting loopholes for personal gain, and the American people are sick of it," Wied added. "I’m proud to stand with Rep. Tiffany to introduce the OMAR Act and put a stop to these shady practices once and for all.”
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I’ve noticed she has been wearing some more upscale hijabs.
Wisconsin Republican Reps. Tom Tiffany and Tony Wied introduced the Oversight for Members And Relatives Act on Friday, known as the OMAR Act:
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“Public office should never be used to pad a family’s bank account,” Wisconsin’s Tiffany told Blaze News. “For years, members of both parties have blurred ethical lines by paying their spouses with campaign funds and labeling it ‘campaign work.’ The OMAR Act ends this practice and restores integrity to a system that’s been abused for far too long.”
Guess that is asking too much.
I love the fact that they created an acronym that is the name of the most egregious example of what the bill is trying to stop.
Gold and silver are at record highs. The dollar is weakening thanks to over $45 trillion in government debts and over $60 trillion in unfundd liabilities and commitments. And yet the Senate Chair of the Appropriations committee slipped $400 million of deficit increasing earmarks in the latest “funding bill”. Our leaders are crap.
We don’t need more laws. We need to enforce the laws on the books.
Also, we need to greatly reduce rules made by administrative bodies.
Hey Congress, how about passing a law forbidding a congresscritter from marrying their brother, just to make him an American citizen?
She resembles a Q-Tip.
A clear admission they knew this kind of crap was going on. Always protecting their own. Sorry scumbags.
. . . but Racism and the War on Wimmin
Now that's funny.
In clearing the Augean Stables of Congress, best to find some enjoyment.
Spouses, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, in-laws, cousins, nephews, nieces.
It’s an acronym for:
OVERSIGHT of
MARRIAGE
AMONGST
RELATIVES
What’s the point? The point is to do stupid stuff so they can pound their chest on social media and go on FOX News. Pure performance politics, that’s all.
The 'Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)' of 1977 is known for its anti-bribery provisions, which prohibit giving "anything of value" to foreign officials to obtain business, but its accounting provisions are equally vital for proving illegal accrual.
If we had AGs with balls, half of Congress would be investigated and indicted under the FCPA.
My view is that many in Congress are corrupt and many in our institutions are corrupt. Many politicians primarily in red cities should have been tried and imprisoned long ago and over many administrations and Congresses - but even now with overwhelming evidence of corruption in red cities like LA, NY, Minneapolis .... the AG targets the little fish.
Congress has not had nor has a will or desire to end corruption in our government(s) IMHO.
Great. But she can’t be prosecuted ex post facto, so more pointless preening.
Omar doesn’t have any ethics. She is a Somali criminal.
LA, NY, Minneapolis are RED CITIES?????
We don’t need another “Act” from grandstanding Republican rectums
Enforce the current goddamn laws
Why is this so hard?
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