Two Dead People Got Free Phones, and One GOP Congressman Eyes an Opening

National Journal writes, Sitting in a drawer somewhere in Rep. Tim Griffin’s office are two cell phones sent to dead people that were subsidized by the federal government. Now, the Arkansas Republican has drafted a bill to make sure that will never happen again. Coming off a session constantly referred to as the least productive in decades, most legislation is more about making a point than making a law. Constituents sent these phones to Griffin, claiming they came in the mail for their deceased parents through Lifeline—a benefit program to make sure low-income consumers aren’t cut off from the rest of the…

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