Below is the text of the network email that just went out:


Dear Network Member,

While it's legal for Colorado House and Senate leadership to be compensated for legislative work performed out of session, they can't ethically bill taxpayers for days that they didn't work. House Minority Leader Joe Stengel needs a reminder of that.

The non-partisan Legislative Council reports that in 2005 Stengel collected a check for 240 of the 247 days out of session, including Saturdays and Sundays. According to the Rocky Mountain News, Stengel claims that the 7 days he didn't work were the major holidays.

So those 240 days Stengel billed included the 5 days he spent vacationing in Hawaii, time campaigning for gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman, traveling statewide as Chairman of the campaign against Referenda C&D, and 2 full days taking the bar examination.

Take a stand for ethical government. Call on Joe Stengel to return the taxpayer money he received improperly by clicking here:

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Please also forward this to others and invite them to join you in standing up for ethical government.

We'll hand deliver this petition to Stengel and share it with Colorado media and with taxpayer advocacy groups throughout Colorado.

Sincerely,

Michael Huttner
Executive Director