Comment: No to uranium mining and milling!
David Sherfinski 02/03/11 6:44 PM
Examiner Staff Writer
Forget campaign contributions – Virginia lawmakers received more than a quarter-million dollars in free meals, gifts, and travel last year.
The top recipient was Sen. William Wampler, R-Bristol, whose gifts totaled about $17,600, including $15,000 for a trip provided by the Southern Legislative Conference, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
Virginia Uranium, which wants to mine the material in south central Virginia, spent $27,488 and paid for trips to France for several legislators.
Other items lavished onto lawmakers included hunting trips and tickets to football games, galas and the circus.
Read more:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2011/02/lawmakers-lavished-more-250k-gifts
