House Ethics Committee

House Dems Hit GOP Lawmaker Over Fundraising Schemes

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In advance of House Speaker John Boehner's Florida fundraising event with Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) on Saturday, the Democratic Congre...

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NYT Admonishes John Boehner For Fundraising Event

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.02.2012

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is raising eyebrows with his scheduled fundraiser appearance alongside Rep. Vern Buchanan, the wealthy Florida Rep...

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GOP Fund-Raiser Faces Inquiries

The New York Times | ERIC LICHTBLAU | Posted 02.24.2012

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Last year, House Republican leaders tapped an up-and-coming Florida lawmaker, Representative Vern Buchanan, to lead the party’s fund-raising for can...

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Shakeup Stirs Waters Case

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — All five Republicans on the House ethics committee and the panel's ranking Democrat withdrew from a long-standing investigation of ...

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GOP Rep Faces Scrutiny

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — A new ethics investigation of the House Financial Services Committee chairman's investment activities during the events leading up ...

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House GOP Chair Received Discounted Loan

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 03.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House Republican campaign chairman, Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, has been notified that he received a discounted mortgage from ...

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Ethics Panel Reviewing Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Dem Rep

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it needs more time to consider sexual harassment allegations against Rep. Alcee Hastings,...

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House Panel Extends Jesse Jackson Jr. Investigation

AP | By HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 12.02.2011

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-- The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it will continue its investigation into allegations Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or someone acting on his be...

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Dem Rep Accuses Ethics Committee Of Singling Her Out For Race

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Laura Richardson charged Friday the House Ethics Committee has singled her out for scrutiny because she's African-American. R...

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House Ethics Committee Resumes Jackson Jr. Investigation

AP | By LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it would move ahead with an investigation of whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. tried to buy Barack ...

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Tea Party Favorite Could Face Ethics Probe Over Child Support Debt

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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Over the weekend, freshman Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) vowed to "privately and legally" fight claims by his ex-wife that he owes more tha...

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Rep. Gregory Meeks Investigated Over $40,000 'Gift'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 10.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- New York members of the House are keeping the ethics committee awfully busy these days, with yet another member of the delegation being ...

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House Ethics Panel Picks Outside Counsel To Probe Waters, Itself

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 09.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee named an outside counsel Wednesday to investigate its own partisanship, as well as allegations against R...

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Rep. Maxine Waters Wants Ethics Case Dismissed

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 09.18.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters on Tuesday sought dismissal of House Ethics Committee allegations that she tried to obtain a federal ...

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Ethics Committee Staff Reportedly Communicated In Secret With Republicans, Tainted Probes Into Democrats

Politico | Posted 09.17.2011

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The former staff director of the House Ethics Committee accused two top committee lawyers last year of secretly communicating with Republicans on the ...

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Two Congress Members Under House Ethics Investigation

Politico | Posted 08.31.2011

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The Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent watchdog unit, has referred cases involving Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) ...

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Pelosi Declines To Call For Weiner's Resignation

AP | Posted 08.10.2011

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WASHINGTON — Amid increasing calls for Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says the decision should be up to the...

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Congress' Ludicrously Lax Employment Negotiation Rules

Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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A lawmaker may elect to disclose their employment negotiations after they have already negotiated, left Congress, and received a paycheck! Why even have these rules to begin with?

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Rangel and the Ghosts of Censure

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rangel is among an uncomfortably long list of Black lawmakers being probed by the House Ethics Committee, and many wonder out loud about the motivations.

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What of Ethics Office, Mr. Boehner?

Melanie Sloan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Boehner's threat to shut down the Office of Congressional Ethics does not inspire confidence that Republicans will take ethics more seriously this time around.

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Is Black Political Power Under Siege?

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Black political power and influence appears somehow strafed and in serious condition since the midterm elections. Even President Barack Obama is not immune as he fends off assaults from both left and right.

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Charlie Rangel's an Embarrassment, But the GOP's Corruption Is Far Worse

Devona Walker | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democrats -- far from perfect or beyond criticism -- are nothing when compared with Republicans when it comes to scandals and embarrassments. The problem is Americans have Reality TV short memories.

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The Hero and the Goat

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The same day that Rangel's guilty verdict came down, Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor by President Obama. Staff Sgt. Giunta's humility is as sincere as Rangel's arrogance is insulting.

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GOP Gets Its Wish: Rangel Trial Will Happen During Campaign Season

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday called ethics charges against Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel "very troubling" and said he hopes th...

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Rangel, Waters Trial Dates Split Ethics Panel Along Party Lines

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee split along party lines Tuesday as Republicans demanded pre-election trials for two prominent Democrats,...

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