Physicians of the Year
…But to receive the award in person at a special two-day workshop in
Washington last month, Mueller found out that he would have to make a
$1,250 contribution to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The Republicans, under the direction of DeLay, came up with the idea
for the awards five years ago as a means of helping to raise funds for
the congressional campaign efforts for their party.A Republican spokesman said there were thousands of doctors around the
country content with their Physicians of the Year awards, and that
there was nothing about the program to apologize for.