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In the nervous run-up to a possible military strike in Syria, fifteen members of Congress last week took time from their busy vacations to sign a letter demanding more information from governmental contractors.  But the targets of their attention were not the defense contractors who received $161 billion for their services.   They were universities, legal aid organizations, and small nonprofits who will share $67 million to help citizens apply for health insurance beginning in October. The Congressional Gang of 15 included Fred Upton from Michigan, Pete Olson, Joe Barton and Michael Burgess from Texas, Tim Murphy and Joseph Pitts from Pennsylvania, Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee, Phil Gingrey from Georgia, Steve Scalise from Louisiana, Gregg Harper from Mississippi, Corey Gardner from Colorado, Morgan Griffith from Virginia, Bill Johnson from Ohio, Billy Long from Missouri, and Renee Ellmers from North Carolina. They sprang into action after the grants were a...

In the nervous run-up to a possible military strike in Syria, fifteen members of Congress last week took time from their busy vacations to sign a letter demanding more information from governmental contractors.  But the targets of their attention were not the defense contractors who received $161 billion for their services.   They were universities, legal aid organizations, and small nonprofits who will share $67 million to help citizens apply for health insurance beginning in October. The Congressional Gang of 15 included Fred Upton from Michigan, Pete Olson, Joe Barton and Michael Burgess from Texas, Tim Murphy and Joseph Pitts from Pennsylvania, Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee, Phil Gingrey from Georgia, Steve Scalise from Louisiana, Gregg Harper from Mississippi, Corey Gardner from Colorado, Morgan Griffith from Virginia, Bill Johnson from Ohio, Billy Long from Missouri, and Renee Ellmers from North Carolina. They sprang into action after the grants were a...