{"id":5958,"date":"2023-10-02T05:03:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T05:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5958"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:02:13","slug":"wisconsin-congressman-mike-gallaghers-daddy-act-aims-to-end-hunter-biden-like-influence-peddling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5958","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher\u2019s DADDY Act Aims to End \u2018Hunter Biden-Like Influence Peddling\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\/politics\/wisconsin-congressman-mike-gallaghers-daddy-act-aims-to-end-hunter-biden-like-influence-peddling\/mkittle\/2023\/10\/02\/<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

As concerns mount about alleged Biden family pay-to-play schemes, U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) introduced the Deterring Attempts at Dirty Deals by Youngsters \u2014 or DADDY \u2014 Act.<\/a><\/p>\n

The bill bans immediate family members of the president, vice president, and cabinet officials from working for certain foreign companies while their family members are in office.<\/p>\n

Apparently, doing so is not against the law.<\/p>\n

Gallagher\u2019s proposal comes as the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held its first impeachment inquiry hearing into allegations that President Joe Biden participated in influence-peddling schemes tied to his troubled son, Hunter Biden. Committee Republicans leading the inquiry accuse Joe Biden of lying to the American people about his involvement with his son\u2019s suspect business dealings when Joe Biden served as vice president under former President Barrack Obama.<\/p>\n

Members of Biden\u2019s immediate family allegedly sold foreign companies in Ukraine, Russia, China, and elsewhere access to Joe Biden as vice president \u2014 access valued netting millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

Gallagher said the Bidens\u2019 conduct reeks of nepotism, undermines public trust, corrupts institutions, and should be illegal. The congressman\u2019s bill would clearly make such dealings a crime, punishable by a fine of up to $250,000, up to five years in prison, or both.<\/p>\n

Gallagher called Biden the \u201cultimate swamp creature.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis shameless degree of influence peddling and profiteering is exactly what\u2019s wrong with Washington and it\u2019s shocking this kind of behavior isn\u2019t illegal already,\u201d the congressman said. \u201cThis bill helps end this kind of corruption and ensures any family member of an executive branch official can\u2019t profit off their family\u2019s position in government,\u201d<\/p>\n

The DADDY Act would:<\/p>\n