"In February, I reported that state Rep. Ray Begaye collected $29,000 in per diem payments in 2011, the most of any member of the Legislature for days spent on government business.

Begaye, a Democrat from Shiprock on the Navajo Nation, responded with a letter on how he is reimbursed for only a fraction of the expenses he incurs for serving in the Legislature.

“You have not walked in my moccasins, sir, but I invite you to,” he wrote. “Perhaps then, you will have a different story to tell.”

Well, I still haven’t walked in his moccasins, but I do have a different story to tell:"

Get the Story:
Thomas Cole: Begaye Faces Expense Probe (The Albuquerque Journal 10/10)