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In April 2008, Chao's father gave Chao and McConnell between $5 million and $25 million,[81] which "boosted McConnell's personal worth from a minimum of $3 million in 2007 to more than $7 million"[82] and "helped the McConnells after their stock portfolio dipped in the wake of the financial crisis that year."[83]
originally posted by: CoramDeo
a reply to: LurkNoMore
Marry into a family with money...
Elaine Chao
In April 2008, Chao's father gave Chao and McConnell between $5 million and $25 million,[81] which "boosted McConnell's personal worth from a minimum of $3 million in 2007 to more than $7 million"[82] and "helped the McConnells after their stock portfolio dipped in the wake of the financial crisis that year."[83]
Or smuggle narcotics...
Take your pick.
. Congress investigations are clown shows
I was going to say: Just ask Nancy Pelosi how it's done.
Elaine Chao — The Labor Secretary made it through all eight years of the Bush administration, driving morale at the Labor Department so low that staffers threw a “good-riddance party” to cheer her departure. She leaves behind a “deeply troubled department” that “spent eight years attacking workers’ rights, strong workplace health and safety rules, and unions while they carried the water for Big Business.”
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