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Watchdog Questions $174G Death Benefit For Millionaire Senator's Wife
Submitted by Bradley Keyes on Fri, 2013-09-27 00:00
As D.C. lawmakers talk tough over a looming government shutdown, one item House members have not said much about is a six-figure “gift” they tucked into the latest spending bill. The little-noticed provision would pay the widow of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg – who was a millionaire -- $174,000 in tax-free funds.
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