Friend,
This is one of the most shameless things we’ve seen from Republicans in the Senate in a long time – and that’s saying a lot.
Republican leaders quietly inserted a provision into the government funding bill that gives senators the right to personally sue the United States for “damages” if their phone records were obtained during the January 6 investigation. We’re talking $500,000 or more – straight from taxpayers – into the pockets of individual senators.
And here’s the kicker: the House unanimously voted to repeal it. Four hundred twenty-six to zero.
But Senate Republicans? They’re digging in.
Sen. Ted Cruz publicly praised Senate Majority Leader John Thune for slipping this payout into the funding package. Sen. Lindsey Graham is bragging that he’s going to sue the Biden administration, former special counsel Jack Smith, and even Verizon – saying he wants to make it “so painful” for everyone involved that he’ll walk away with far more than $500,000.
While millions of families are struggling to pay rent and buy groceries, these Republican senators are trying to hand themselves a taxpayer-funded windfall because they didn’t like that investigators examined their phone records during an inquiry into the attack on our democracy.
That is outrageous. And the Senate needs to hear it from every corner of the country.
Add your name: tell the Senate to repeal this corrupt payout scheme now. >>
When nearly every member of the House – Democrat and Republican – agrees something is unacceptable, the Senate has no excuse. And their attempts to spin this are insulting. Thune is now claiming the measure “protects both parties” and that it’s not about profit. But the bill he negotiated behind closed doors literally writes senators a check.
Even Republican senators not targeted in the January 6 investigation are furious. They weren’t told about the provision. They didn’t vote for it knowingly. And they know how toxic this looks to voters.
This is exactly why the Senate is trying to slow-walk the repeal. They’re hoping the public outrage fades.
We cannot let that happen.
Sign the petition demanding Senate passage of the repeal. >>
This payout scheme never should have been drafted, let alone passed. It’s a direct attempt to turn public money into a personal compensation fund for senators caught up in a legitimate investigation.
Let’s shut it down.
Zach VanHouten
People For the American Way
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