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Report: Ethics Panel Will Clear Rangel And Others In Caribbean Trip Probe
Report: Ethics Panel Will Clear Rangel And Others In Caribbean Trip Probe
The House ethics committee will likely clear five Democratic members of Congress including Charlie Rangel (D-NY) of wrongdoing in an investigation into whether a privately financed trip to the Caribbean broke House travel rules, Roll Call reports this morning. The case, which involves a ...
Leaked Document Shows Murtha, Rangel, Dozens Others Under Investigation
Leaked Document Shows Murtha, Rangel, Dozens Others Under Investigation
directorblue.blogspot.com — A leaked Congressional document describes ongoing ethics investigations for "dozens" of House lawmakers.Members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee had steered targeted appropriations called earmarks to clients of a now-defunct lobbying firm—PMA—and received ... (more) Leaked Document Shows Murtha, Rangel, Dozens Others ...
Forget Murtha and Rangel, Let’s Prosecute Catholic Bishops!
redstate.com — The Democrats have a number of members being investigated for corruption. The FBI is looking into a few. William Jefferson (D-LA) is going to jail. The House Democratic Leadership is blocking other investigations. Both Murtha and Rangel have ... (more) Forget Murtha and Rangel, Let’s Prosecute Catholic Bishops!
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Chamber: We Want To Help On Climate Change — Really!
The Hollywood Liberal — Chamber: We Want To Help On Climate Change — Really! The Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to the Senate indicating that it wants to play a constructive role in the coming debate over climate change legislation — but committing itself to nothing. [image] [image] [image] Report: Ethics Panel Will Clear Rangel And Others In Caribbean Trip Probe The House ethics committee will likely clear five Democratic members of Congress including Charlie Rangel (D-NY) of wrongdoing in an investigation into whether a privately financed trip to the Caribbean broke House travel rules, Roll Call reports this morning. [image] [image] [image] This entry was posted on ...

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