Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Contributions Given Out on House Floor
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A member of the House Republican leadership admitted he distributed campaign checks from a tobacco political action committee on the House floor, but said he will never do it again. Republican Conference Chairman John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said he stopped handing out the checks after being questioned about the practice by two freshmen members of the House. “I thought, ‘Yeah, I can imagine why somebody would be upset. It sure doesn’t look good,’ ” said Boehner, adding that the floor was a convenient place to find colleagues.
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