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herabec t1_j3rnxua wrote

Reply to comment by DarthDregan in TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

I... see?

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DarthDregan t1_j3s2d4l wrote

They saw a guy not taking money, so they tried to find a loophole?

We getting there yet?

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