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Old Oct 20th, 2011, 03:50 PM   #1
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Democratic Rep. Mike Honda of California is calling for a hearing to address the costs of paying Paul Clement to defend DOMA.

A $1.5 million legal tab? Meh. But a taxpayer-funded $1.5 million legal tab to defend the controversial Defense of Marriage Act? Now, that’s more like it.

Democratic Rep. Mike Honda of California is calling for a hearing to address what he said is an “irresponsible, backdoor use of taxpayer money” on the part of House Republicans, who have agreed to increase the pay cap for Bancroft’s Paul Clement to defend the law, reports U.S. News & World Report.

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