The 'Gang of Seven' refers to a group of Republican
U.S. Representatives, elected in
1990. The group loudly condemned the
House banking scandal and the
Congressional Post Office Scandal. They also criticised Congressional perks such as subsidies for the Capitol Barbershop and Senate Restaurant.
The seven Representatives were:
★
John Boehner (OH-08)
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John Doolittle (CA-04)
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Scott Klug (WI-02)
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Jim Nussle (IA-01)
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Frank Riggs (CA-01)
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Charles H. Taylor (NC-11)
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Rick Santorum (PA-18)
External links
★ Rick Hendersen,
"The House Republican freshmen: always aggressive, sometimes obnoxious, hardly mono lithic" ''Reason Online''
★ William McGurn,
"Rubber congressmen - check bouncing scandal", ''National Review'', April 13, 1992