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Home » Press Releases » U.S. Sen. Baldwin, Colleagues: Introduce bill to repeal law that lets senators pocket $500,000 for being lawfully investigated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the Anti-Cash Grab Act, legislation that will repeal a provision — quietly added into the Senate government funding bill by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) at the last minute — that allows senators to collect $500,000 for every phone record lawfully obtained. Senator Baldwin voted against t...