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OT(?) Under the category of "Pay Up Bitch": Wednesday September 15, 12:57 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Republican National Committee RNC: 46 House Democrats Join 215 Republicans to Ground 'Air Hillary' Defiant Hillary Refuses to Tell What It's Costing Taxpayers, Despite Overwhelming Vote WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson today congratulated 46 Democrats who joined 215 Republicans in supporting unprecedented legislation to force Hillary Clinton to repay the taxpayers the full cost of her government-funded travel to New York. Last night, by an overwhelming vote of 261-167, the House adopted an Amendment by Representative John Sweeney (R-NY) to force Mrs. Clinton to pay the full cost of her government-funded travel to New York. Currently, her Exploratory Committee pays only the cost of a single first-class airfare, even though Nicholson has previously calculated that the cost of comparable private aircraft averages $20,000 for each of Mrs. Clinton's trips to New York. ``I congratulate the right-thinking Democrats who voted to clip the wings of 'Air Hillary,' said Nicholson, who renewed his demands that Hillary Clinton ``charter private aircraft and pay the cost, just like every other campaign has to do.' ``It's wrong for taxpayers to pay the cost of Hillary Clinton's campaign travel and house-hunting -- especially when she's urging her husband to veto tax cuts for working families.' Noting that Mrs. Clinton still refuses to disclose the cost of her government-funded travel or reimburse the government the full cost, Nicholson charged that ``it's especially appalling that Mrs. Clinton remains defiant in the face of this overwhelming bipartisan vote that she do the right thing.' ``As First Lady, Hillary Clinton is entitled to Secret Service protection, but as a candidate, she's not entitled to a government-funded airline. She can charter private aircraft, just like any other candidate has to do, and the government can reimburse her campaign the travel costs for her Secret Service detail.' SOURCE: Republican National Committee Help <http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/info/news_search_help.html> Copyright ¸ 1999 PRNewswire. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PRNewswire content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of PRNewswire. PRNewswire shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/misc/disclaimer.html>. Questions or Comments? </f/bn.html>biz.yahoo.com