I wonder how much how much the cost of this event was understated.
We should find out in, oh, 2009.
Yes, since Hill was with her, she probably showed her buddy, Maria how to not declare donations for a fundraiser.
Wonder if Hillary will urge Maria to give some of the Abramoff-related $s back like she did, or, if Maria will take lead from her colleague, Patty Osamama Mama Murray and keep them: (this is an older article, but I don't recalling hearing or seeing anything more recent where she had decided to give the $s back).
Abramoff Scandal - Hypocrite Democrat's Cantwell's Double Standard
RNSC ^ | January 6, 2006 | Press Release - Staff
Posted on 01/07/2006 7:25:29 AM PST by flattorney
Cantwell's Double Standard
CANTWELL SAYS NO TO SPECIAL INTERESTS BUT YES TO ABRAMOFF LADEN CASH???
Maria Cantwell Claims She’s Not Beholden To Special Interests, But Refuses To Return Tainted Special Interest Cash
“‘For Far Too Long, The Powerful Special Interests Have Controlled The Agenda In Our Nation’s Capital, Ignoring The People’s Interest,’ Cantwell Said.” (“Wealthy Washington Senate Candidate Refuses PAC Money,” National Journal’s CongressDaily, May 10, 2000)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Refuses To Return Campaign Contributions Connected To Admitted Felon Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
Maria Cantwell Has No Intention Of Returning Abramoff Tainted Campaign Contributions. “Other Northwest lawmakers also received contributions from tribes connected to Abramoff, the report said, including Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. ($10,000); and former Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash. ($7,000). A spokeswoman for Cantwell said the senator did not plan to return the money, but declined further comment. . . . Money received by Cantwell came from the Agua Caliente, Saginaw and Pueblo of Sandia tribe in New Mexico.” (Matthew Daly, “Murray Won’t Return Money From Tribes Connected To Abramoff,” Seattle Post – Intelligencer, January 5, 2006)
Even New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Is Returning Tainted Tribal Contributions. “Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a fellow New York Democrat, is taking the opposite tack, donating $2,000 received from tribes Abramoff had worked with but deciding to keep contributions from lawyers at his firm.” (Devlin Barrett, “Abramoff’s Money: Not All Lawmakers Are Giving It Up,” The Associated Press, January 5, 2006)
Since Running For Senate In 2000, Cantwell “Pledged” To Reject Being “A Tool Of Special Interests”
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