July 26, 2024

The Nerve Archive

Where Government Gets Exposed

Mmm, Campaign Treats

ariail campaign treatsOn October 8, The Nerve revealed that Rep. Brian White, the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, had made contributions from his campaign account to the organization that employs his wife. Before that, The Nerve detailed how Sen. Hugh Leatherman, the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, “donated” $17,500 to an organization whose board of directors includes his wife, Jean Leatherman.

Enjoy the story about Rep. White here, and the one about Sen. Leatherman here.

—The Editors

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