Sentences with phrase «claims with taxpayer money»

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Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little - known congressional account to pay an accuser, people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.

But on Thursday, the New York Times revealed that Peralta, along with colleagues in the IDC, got thousands of dollars in taxpayer money from the state after GOP officials submitted fraudulent paperwork claiming they were the chair of committees that were actually led by Republican senators.

Lawmakers are facing mounting pressure to end Capitol Hill's culture of secrecy over sexual harassment as they return from a holiday break, with members of both parties calling for Congress to overhaul its handling of misconduct claims and to unmask lawmakers who have paid settlements using taxpayer money.

Prosecutors alleged that the legislator had «funneled half a million dollars of taxpayer money and other official benefits» to the doctor for his cancer research, and that Dr. Taub in turn steered patients with asbestos - related legal claims to the law firm, which shared its fees with Mr. Silver.

Both groups are broadly inclined away from conspiracy theories, with the exception being the only positive assent to the conspiracy theory that — «The claim that the climate is changing due to emissions from fossil fuels is a hoax perpetrated by corrupt scientists who wish to spend more taxpayer money on climate research».