Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel issued the following statement in response to the news that taxpayers will be forced to pay $500 per hour for lawyers to help House Republicans sue the President:
“This outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars is yet another reminder of House Republicans’ misguided priorities. Only in John Boehner’s world does it make sense to pay lawyers $500 per hour to work on a partisan lawsuit while refusing to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for hardworking Americans trying to feed their families.”
BACKGROUND:
House Republicans will Spend $500 Per Hour on Lawsuit Against President. “Contract for BakerHostetler to handle GOP lawsuit vs. Pres Obama ‘agrees to pay…at a blended rate of $500 per hour for…attorney time.” [@FrankThorpNBC, 8/25/14]