Sad
Sen Tom Coburn yesterday apparently was turned by the senate ethics committee and told that he will no longer be able to serve indigent women as a physician because it’s against senate ethics rules. According to this Washington Post article from a few months ago, he had been allowed to continue his practice while in the house because he doesn’t turn a profit (he charges enough to cover costs). But…
But Senate ethics rules do not differentiate between net and gross income, and the Senate panel concluded on March 18 that physician-lawmakers are barred from taking any money from patients regardless of expenses.
Too bad, I think it’s GOOD for our senators to be doing non-profit work – and that’s what this is. There must be a way around this, maybe he could form a non-profit group and work for them instead.
posted by MyHusbandRules @ 12:12 PM
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