House Republicans on the Committee on Standards and Official Conduct are demanding the panel move forward with open hearings on ethics charges against two Democratic lawmakers, Charlie Rangel of New York and California’s Maxine Waters. The panel’s five Republicans sent a letter to the committee’s chair, Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, today. From the letter: [...]
Jay is right; the leak itself is a bad thing. But can I just say there is some terrific news in here? The Ethics Committee is doing its job! As you might recall, that was not the case all that long ago. UPDATE: I just chatted with Fred Wertheimer, president and founder of the watchdog [...]
It’s safe to say that Thursday was an eminently bad day for Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat. Lofgren, chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, thought much of the news cycle that day would revolve around a 20-page report clearing Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican who had been referred to [...]
