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Patrick Leahy: “Can we not have an alternative in the bill that we give the money to charity so somebody would actually see it? This…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Can we not have an alternative in the bill that we give the money to charity so somebody would actually see it? This would be one one-hundred thousandth of 1 percent, according to the Treasury. The last time we had a shutdown, I just voluntarily gave $4,000, $5,000 to charity. Would it not make a lot more sense, and actually people might get some benefit from it, especially places such as homeless shelters? They are going to be hurt by a government shutdown. Why not do something where they would get the money directly?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Mar 1, 2011

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Leahy discusses the idea of donating funds to charity during a government shutdown.

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