ContraCostaTimes.com | 04/18/2006 | Spouse gets a cut of donations to lawmaker: "Spouse gets a cut of donations to lawmaker
By Thomas B. Edsall and Zachary A. Goldfarb
WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON - On Capitol Hill, there is widespread agreement that the annual congressional salary of $165,200 just does not go far enough on today's dollar. The clamor for ethics reform will likely make things tougher, forcing congressmen to pick up lunch and dinner tabs and pay their own way to Washington Redskins games.
One enterprising member of the House, Rep. John Doolittle, R-Granite Bay, and his wife, Julie, have found an innovative -- and apparently legal -- way to boost the family salary."
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