Ted Cruz’s Charitable Instincts During a Gov’t Shutdown

Rick Cohen

October 2, 2013

September 30, 2013; The Island Packet

Last week, on Friday, as he was leading the nation into the abyss of a possible government shutdown over FY2014 funding for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that he would continue to collect his paycheck, without regard to the prospects of hundreds of thousands of other furloughed federal employees. As the clock ticked closer to the shutdown, Cruz backtracked and pledged to donate his paycheck during shutdown time to charity. Everyone should read that in light of whatever values they bring to the shutdown debate. Thanks, Ted!—Rick Cohen

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Rick Cohen

Rick joined NPQ in 2006, after almost eight years as the executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). Before that he played various roles as a community worker and advisor to others doing community work. He also worked in government. Cohen pursued investigative and analytical articles, advocated for increased philanthropic giving and access for disenfranchised constituencies, and promoted increased philanthropic and nonprofit accountability.

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