(CBS) After repeated requests, Congressman Stephen Buyer finally agreed to sit down for a brief interview with CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson.
The subject: a small non-profit he founded in 2003. Who's paying for it and what are they getting in return?
Sharyl Attkisson: Where did the $25,000 to start the foundation come from?
Rep. Stephen Buyer: You know what? I was asked that question and I don't recall.
Attkisson: How can you not know where the $25,000 came from?
Buyer: I don't. Serious. I don't recall.
In
fact, six years after the Frontier Foundation started, it's collected
more than $800,000. Yet it hasn't spent a penny on scholarships.
It
can be difficult to know where Buyer's re-election campaign ends and
his Frontier Foundation begins. His campaign and Foundation shared
office space. Until August, his campaign manager also ran his
Foundation – inviting select donors to golf outings with Buyer at posh
resorts.
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