Lauren Boebert Quickly Shuts Down New Side Hustle Amid Legal Questions [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Nov 26, 2024, 04:21 AM EST | Updated 3 hours ago


Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) became the first sitting member of Congress on Cameo over the weekend, following former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) onto the video-for-hire platform.

But it didn’t last. By Monday evening, the Beetlejuice fan deactivated her account, which had been offering short video greetings for $250 a pop.

Members of Congress are allowed to earn up to $31,815 for work on the side, but they are not allowed to collect “a payment of money or a thing of value for an appearance, speech, or article,” also known as honoraria. It’s not clear if video greetings would be considered part of that category.

“It seems like it could potentially violate the ban on honoraria, but it’s untested,” Aaron Scherb, senior director of legislative affairs at Common Cause, told the Colorado Politics website. The House Ethics Committee could ultimately decide if sitting members are allowed on the service.

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