Rep. Blake Farenthold: Let’s Halt Eric Holder’s Paycheck

‘If you’re in contempt, we don’t pay you’

Blake Farenthold Introduces Bill To Withhold Eric Holder's Paycheck (The Huffington Post)

In a targeted swipe against Attorney General Eric Holder, Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) announced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit federal employees found in contempt of Congress from receiving government paychecks.

Holder was held in contempt by House Republicans in 2012 for his non-compliance in releasing documents related to the Fast and Furious program, a botched federal gun-walking operation. Holder is the first sitting cabinet member in U.S. history to be found in contempt.

"My bill will at least prevent current and future federal employees, like Attorney General Holder, from continuing to collect their taxpayer-paid salaries while held in contempt of Congress," Farenthold said in a statement announcing the "Contempt Act."

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