NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : House Votes Curb on Ex-Presidents’ Funds
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The House voted to freeze spending on office expenses of former Presidents amid complaints they are millionaires who already receive generous pensions. “With this government tottering on the financial brink of disaster, taxpayers in this country might wonder about the sanity of forcing them to give a half-a-million dollars each to four wealthy men who are already collecting $107,000 each in pensions,” said Rep. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D-Ind.)
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