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Top House Dems continue paying family members thousands of dollars using campaign funds
Fox News ^ | 10/17/2022 | Cameron Cawthorne, Jessica Chasmar

Posted on 10/17/2022 12:10:01 PM PDT by thegagline

Top House Democrats Maxine Waters and James Clyburn have continued to shell out tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to their family members ahead of the November midterm elections.

The re-election campaign for Waters, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee chairwoman, paid a total of $16,000 to the congresswoman's daughter in four separate payments in July and September of this year.

Karen Waters, who has been organizing slate-mailing operations to bolster her mother's re-election since 2003, and her company, Progressive Connections, have received more than $1.2 million from Waters’ campaign over the past nearly two decades.

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Waters, D-Calif., was reportedly the only federal politician to use a slate-mailer operation during the 2020 general election. *** In 2004, the Los Angeles Times revealed that the Waters campaign had shelled out more than $1 million to other family members over the previous eight years. *** Clyburn, the House majority whip, also has a history of shelling out campaign money to his family members. His re-election campaign paid $7,500 for "office rent" in August to a company called 49 Magnolia Blossom LLC, according to FEC records.

According to South Carolina business records, Walter A. Reed, who is married to Clyburn's daughter, Jennifer Clyburn Reed, is the registered agent of the limited liability company. LittleSis lists her as the co-owner of the property investment company.

Clyburn has paid nearly $80,000 in campaign funds to the company since March 2020.

Clyburn's grandson, Walter A.C. Reed, who is managing Clyburn's re-election campaign, received five $3,500 payments between July and September, totaling $17,500, from Friends of Jim Clyburn. Reed also received a $500 "travel stipend" in August and a $223.87 payment for "vehicle repair" in September from the campaign. He has now received over $75,000 from the Clyburn campaign since last October. ***

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrats; nepotism
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1 posted on 10/17/2022 12:10:01 PM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

I wonder how much Pelosi paid her “photographer” daughter?


2 posted on 10/17/2022 12:11:48 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: thegagline

Why not? Who is going to stop them?


3 posted on 10/17/2022 12:12:35 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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4 posted on 10/17/2022 12:13:06 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: thegagline

I recall hearing about “Mad” Maxine’s inappropriate spending habits some ten years ago. Everybody in California who is paying attention already knows about her. So far, nothing is being done to address the issue or to stop her.


5 posted on 10/17/2022 12:14:02 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: thegagline

It’s past time to Arrest these Thieves


6 posted on 10/17/2022 12:14:25 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: thegagline

They don’t care. They’re in bulletproof districts so they know they can do practically anything and face no repercussions at the ballot box. Charlie Rangel, anyone?


7 posted on 10/17/2022 12:14:31 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: thegagline

Hey now we already all know the drill, as long as you are a Democrat you can commit ANY crime, at ANY time and get away with it as long as they have a D next to their name


8 posted on 10/17/2022 12:16:24 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 1Old Pro

The taxpayers paid for that.


9 posted on 10/17/2022 12:23:57 PM PDT by digger48
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To: thegagline

The corrupt press doesn’t care because both these people have “D” by their names and both are members of a protected pity party victim group because of the color of their skin.


10 posted on 10/17/2022 12:25:38 PM PDT by GOPJ (Trump EARNED his money. Democrats steal theirs from taxpayers. It's why they hate Trump.)
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To: butlerweave

Mass arrests and treat them like the j6


11 posted on 10/17/2022 12:29:13 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: thegagline

Ain’t just Dems. What about Crenshaw?

He’s paid a company with less than 5 employees 100s of thousands of dollars. Oh yeah. His wife works there.


12 posted on 10/17/2022 12:29:33 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: butlerweave

those wearing badges and others working in the legal system are also thieves, they are getting paid and not doing their jobs that they swore an oath to do.


13 posted on 10/17/2022 12:45:34 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: Red Badger

Steve Martin in The Jerk. Suddenly uncovers the motive behind everyone’s corruption.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meBXuuy9xto


14 posted on 10/17/2022 12:59:31 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: thegagline

These people pervert the cause of public service. They represent the worst of the human race by taking advantage of others to enrich themselves and not get caught.

Due to our impotent “system of justice.”


15 posted on 10/17/2022 1:04:19 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: thegagline

Democrats best pass time greed and power.


16 posted on 10/17/2022 1:15:34 PM PDT by Vaduz
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