#Correction:

An earlier version of this article said that Rep #MattGaetz (R-Fla.) was the reimbursement program's top spender for 2023. That analysis was based on data released by the #House as of last week. But additional data The Post reviewed Tuesday showed that Rep #JackBergman (R-Michigan) was reimbursed for more than Gaetz was.

#Grifters #corruption #Taxpayer #law #Congress #HouseRepublicans

"I'm military. And when you are in the middle of a fight, if the commander goes down on the battlefield, someone steps up to still prosecute the fight," #JackBergman told reporters Fri. 🙄

"I don't want this job. I don't aspire to be in this job, but we're in the middle of a fight right now for more than just a budget," he added, "but I will volunteer to step up to properly relieve until we get 217 votes out of this room.”

#Republicans #HouseRepublicans #Congress #House #Speaker #dysfunction

#Michigan #Republican US Rep #JackBergman is among 9 candidates running to be the #GOP nominee for #House #speaker - & the only 1 advertising that he'd take the job temporarily, either for the remainder of the session or until his colleagues find a candidate w/enough votes to replace him.

#HouseRepublicans #dysfunction #ChaosCaucus #Congress
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/23/who-is-house-speaker-candidate-jack-bergman-of-michigan-congress-republican/71288381007/

Who is House speaker candidate Jack Bergman of Michigan?

Michigan U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman is among nine candidates running to be the GOP nominee for House speaker.

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Rashida Tlaib, the Only Palestinian Member of Congress, Says Critics Distorted Her Israel Statement

“If anything my voice is needed here more than ever," she told the Detroit Free Press, as some of her colleagues seek to censure her.

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