Skip to content
RollCall logo

Podcasts

New Jersey’s Favored Son in Hot Water

Budget Tracker Extra, Episode 18

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 30: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 30: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Jane Norman and Ryan McCrimmon
Posted May 22, 2017 at 11:22am

Republican Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen could face an ethics investigation after he created problems on the job for a liberal activist, says CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon, who adds that the once unbeatable lawmaker and Appropriations Committee chairman suddenly has competition in 2018.

 

Show Notes:

 

Recent Stories

Sunrise light illuminates the Capitol building on Sept. 30, 2026.

Behind the Byline — A look at the most vulnerable Senate and House incumbents

Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., speaks with a reporter in her office in the Longworth building on Jan. 22.

Crypto industry PAC gives to 32 House incumbents, on both sides

Former President Barack Obama greets guests during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh in October 2024.

Obama will campaign with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan

President Donald Trump arrives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for his new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House Sept. 21. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump expressing concern about GOP midterm chances

Demonstrators rally against oil corporations involved in the suit against Colorado municipalities outside of the Supreme Court Building on Monday. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

State climate suits face skeptical Supreme Court

Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., flanked by other congressional leaders, stands on the Capitol steps on Sept. 11, 2001, to speak about the terrorist attacks earlier that day.

Disgraced former Speaker Hastert dies