Who voted for this? Sheesh. Why should Daschle's staffers get this perk? That's the risk you take when you work for a politician. You lose your job when he loses his.
"The U.S. Senate unanimously approved ..."
Everybody present did, and I bet it was on a voice vote.
The key part of this article is that it will apply to all future staff of defeated Senators.
Every single fricking senator. Unanimous. Infuriating.
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Not only that, they have two months' notice that they'll be out of a job, why do they get severance for that? In the real world, you get severance because the loss of your job is very sudden.
Well the Republicans do have a majority............
Did anyone see the idiot Hatch refuse to condemn Kofi Annan on TV this morning, same went for Danforth, who is an ordained minister by the way.
If Orin is on a short list for the Supreme Court, then repubs can kiss Christian support goodbye.
What kind of severence pay does Daschle get?