Next week the House will hold hearings on the firing of federal prosecutors. John Conyers issued the first subpoenas since the Democrats took over in this case. He subpoenaed the fired prosecutors to testify before the Judiciary Committee, which Conyers chairs. It has also come out now that Heather Wilson and Pete Domenci were the […]
One of the key reasons for the Democrats victory this past year was attributed to the ethic problems in Washington. Even Bush admitted that. Now the Senate Republicans do not want to fix the ethic problems: Senate Republicans scuttled broad legislation last night to curtail lobbyists’ influence and tighten congressional ethics rules, refusing to let […]
So what has the Abramoff scandal taught the leadership in Congress? According to this – nothing: Representative John A. Boehner won the job of House majority leader amid a post-Abramoff clamor for an overhaul of lobbying and ethics rules. But nearly six months later, the changes are still tied up in Congress. And far from […]
To show how seriously Bill Frist is taking the corruption in Washington here is a nice press release: CREW CRITICIZES CHOICE OF SANTORUM TO CREATE SENATE ETHICS PACKAGE Santorum’s Corrupt Behavior Disqualifies Him for Ethics Task Washington, DC – The choice of Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) this week to head the ethics charge in the […]
Here’s an interesting article compliments of the Associated Press: Bush Orders Staff to Review Ethics Rules President Bush, reacting to the indictment of a high-level White House aide in the CIA leak case, has ordered his staff to get a refresher on ethics rules. In a memo sent to all White House aides on Friday, […]