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lowance for my state of california, is enough to hire 13 people. and let me say, incidentally, that that allowance is not paid to the senator. it is paid directly to the individuals that the senator puts on his pay roll. but all of these people and all of these allowances are for strictly official business; business, for example, when a constituent writes in and wants you to go down to the veteran's administration and get some information about his gi policy -- items of that type, for example. but there are other expenses that are not covered by the government. and i think i can best discuss those expenses by asking you some questions.

do you think that when i or any other senator makes a political speech, has it printed, should charge the printing of that speech and the mailing of that speech to the taxpayers? do you think, for example, when i or any other senator makes a trip to his home state to make a purely political speech that the cost of that trip should be charged to the taxpayers? do you think when a senator makes political broadcasts or political television broadcasts, radio or television, that the expense of those broadcasts should be charged to the taxpayers? well i know what your answer is. it's the same answer that audiences give me whenever i discuss this particular problem: the answer is no. the taxpayers shouldn't be required to finance items which are not official business but which are primarily political business.

well, then the question arises, you say, "well, how do you pay for these and how can you do it legally?" and there are several ways that it can be done, incidentally, and it is done legally in the united states senate and in the congress. the first way is to be a rich man. i don't happen to be a rich man, so i couldn't use that one. another way that is used is to put your wife on the pay roll. let me say, incidentally, that my opponent, my opposite number for the vice presidency on

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