US congressman Brad Ashford, the democrat representative for the state of Nebraska, has become a co-sponsor of the anti-online gambling bill backed by Sheldon Adelson.
Ashford becomes the 14th lawmaker to add his name to the list of co-sponsors – and the congressman’s backing came on the same day that he was hit on the shoulder by Miriam Adelson’s falling purse.
Sheldon Adelson and his wife had been attending a speech by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu when Miriam Adelson accidentally knocked her purse off a balcony ledge – hitting Ashford, who was seated below.
A spokesman for Ashford said the congressman had decided to co-sponsor the Adelson bill before prior to being struck by Miriam Adelson’s purse.
Source: Washington Post
