House GOP Bill Would Stop Eric Holder From Getting Paid

[DonViejo]

DYLAN SCOTT – APRIL 21, 2014, 10:40 AM EDT

A House Republican has introduced a bill designed to stop Attorney General Eric Holder from being paid his government salary.

The Washington Post reported on the bill, introduced earlier in April by Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX). It would require the federal government to withhold the pay of any federal official who is found in contempt of Congress by the House or the Senate until that status is rescinded.

As it stands now, the Post noted, only one currently serving federal official is considered in contempt of Congress: Holder. The House voted in June 2012 to find Holder in contempt for refusing to comply with the House investigation into the Fast and Furious scandal.

In his statement introducing the bill, Farenthold made clear that he was targeting Holder's paycheck.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-gop-bill-eric-holder-salary

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1. Today in "Stupid congresscritter tricks and pub-whoring stunts"

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2. R-TX

No further explanation needed.

[OKNancy]

3. here is another article about this

http://www.nationalmemo.com/republicans-try-ban-eric-holder-getting-paid/

Putting aside the fact that Farenthold — a particularly unproductive member of the least productive Congress in memory — still gets rewarded quite handsomely for his work, his bill should create a messaging problem for his party.

Republicans can either accuse Eric Holder of lying when he claims that he’s being singled out for unfair treatment, or they can vote on a bill specifically designed to single him out by withholding his — and only his — pay. They can’t do both.