Santorum the Welfare King - compared to the rest of PA's Delegation [View All]

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Congress members educate offspring in state
Santorum only one to use cyber school

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
By Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Eight of the 21 people who represent Pennsylvanians in Congress have school-age children. Seven of them own homes in Pennsylvania -- and live in them -- and send their kids to either regular public or private schools in the state.

The eighth, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, has five of his six children enrolled in the Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School in Midland, Beaver County, with the Penn Hills School District footing the bill of about $38,000 a year.

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The Penn Hills house owned by the Santorums has a market value of $106,000, according to Allegheny County records. County election records show that, in addition to the Santorums, two others at the same address are registered to vote.

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This is a classic case of the rich man's Robin Hood," Rooney said. "Mr. Santorum makes a generous salary and lives in a very expensive home in Virginia, but he didn't let that stop him from unfairly taking from the Pennsylvania students who need those school funds desperately."

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