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eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
23,322
13,613
directly above the center of the earth
why does this not surprise me?

Trey Radel, Busted On Cocaine Charge, Voted For Drug Testing Food Stamp Recipients

WASHINGTON -- In September, Rep. Trey Radel voted for Republican legislation that would allow states to make food stamp recipients pee in cups to prove they're not on drugs. In October, police busted the Florida Republican on a charge of cocaine possession.

“It’s really interesting it came on the heels of Republicans voting on everyone who had access to food stamps get drug tested," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told BuzzFeed Tuesday. "It’s like, what?”

The House over the summer approved an amendment by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) that would let states drug test people on food stamps. The amendment passed by voice vote, meaning members' individual yeas and nays were not recorded. Radel later voted in favor of a broader food stamps bill that included Hudson's measure.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-testing_n_4305348.html
 

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
18,998
9,659
AK
I think it would be fair to take all the compensation he made as a representative.
 

JohnE

filthy rascist
May 13, 2005
13,448
1,975
Front Range, dude...
As a military member, I am subject to random and directed whiz quiz on a regular basis. There is no reason an elected representative, also a government employee, should not be tested also.