The late Rep. C.W. Young (R-FL) kept $10,000 in his desk “because he believed the terrorists were going to attack the grid … and no one would be able to get to the banks,” his widow told Roll Call.
“Per a hand-written note her husband left for her, the money (theoretically seeded with $100 notes and $2 bills), was tucked into an envelope marked ‘Closing – Morning Dew’ — a cryptic reference to the home they sold in Arlington, Va., that the congressman apparently hoped would camouflage the loot from prying eyes.