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...from Politico headlined "What Censure? Rangel's Back." The article included quotes from Rangel taunting the House Ethics Committee members and saying his censure was all for show. It's hard to quarrel with Rangel's reasoning. The fete...
...ago, in the aftermath of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, to complement - and prod - the often-somnolent House ethics committee. Trouble is, somnolence suits lawmakers just fine. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., commendably took...
...lawmaker's remark that a Jewish colleague had ''irreligious left views,'' as DFLers filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee. Rep. Arlon Lindner of Corcoran made the comment toward Rep. Michael Paymar, DFL-St. Paul, during a floor...
WASHINGTON -- The House ethics committee said Thursday that Rep. Bud Shuster, chairman of the Transportation Committee, committed "serious official misconduct" through...
The following editorial appeared in Sunday's Washington Post: No one has ever accused the House ethics committee of being a zealous enforcer of the lax House rules that are in its keeping. The history of the panel -- and some would say...
...the National Republican Congressional Committee for fund-raising violations. He said he also would ask the House ethics committee to look into the matter. "I'm seriously calling it bribery," he said. "We think this whole thing is ridiculous...
...interest rules. Abeler defended his actions and said he looked forward to clearing his name, possibly before the House Ethics Committee, which reviews such complaints. "We're a citizens' legislature -- I have no conflict of interest," Abeler...
...standard that served us well, when did it stop serving us, who decided and on what was that decision based? The House ethics committee has declined to investigate Condit's conduct, despite receiving several requests to do so. It wants to give...
...were used to describe remarks the Republican made on the House floor last month. Because of those remarks, a House Ethics Committee was scheduled to begin hearings Monday on whether Lindner brought disrepute to the body. But Lindner isn't...
...Dominican Republic for which he hadnt paid taxes on $75,000 in rental income. Mr. Rangel has called on the House ethics committee to look into the issues raised by the apartments and the villa. That hasnt stopped Republicans, the New York...