House Republicans don’t want Uncle Sam paying for any more lap dances.
A bill that GOP leaders are bringing to the House floor Wednesday would require states to prevent welfare recipients from accessing or spending their benefits at strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores.
Republicans included the proposal in the payroll tax bill the House passed in December, and are bringing it back up for a vote separately as part of a package of bills they want included in a final agreement extending the payroll tax cut and other measures through 2012.
Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.), the chief sponsor of the strip-club loophole bill, said in an interview that the legislation was a response to press reports that recipients of benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program were using state-issued debit cards containing the funds for gambling, alcohol and adult entertainment.
“It’s pretty rampant around the country,” Boustany said of the abuses. “This has really eroded the credibility of the TANF program in the eyes of the American taxpayer — a program that has been successful, by and large.
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Now this sounds like something Johnny Boehner and the other weepy little ladies in charge of the Republican Party would come up with. Eric Holder has perjured himself before a house committee. The president is Constitutionally INELIGIBLE to serve in the White House. Elena Kagan has no business sitting on the ObamaCare case. And our Republican heroes are worried about lap dancers. Way to display those GUTS for all to see. Problem is, most 3 year old GIRLS have a hell of a lot more!