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January 22, 2015

Congressman Harper in USAToday op-ed: Drop subsidies for politicians

Rep. Gregg Harper: Drop subsidies for politicians Gregg Harper Since 1976, more than $1.5 billion in taxpayer moneyhas been given to politicians to run for office. The underutilized Presidential Election Campaign Fund has subsidized presidential candidates and nominating conventions from its inception. Four decades later, the presidential fund has fallen into obsolescence, so much that…