Members Challenge OCE’s Investigations
Members under scrutiny by the Office of Congressional Ethics have been highly critical of its investigators, and some privately acknowledge urging fellow lawmakers to shun the office in favor of the House
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Lawmakers Revise Their Financial Reports
Eight months after the deadline for filing their financial disclosure forms, Members of Congress are continuing to file amendments to the reports, in some cases raising more questions than the amendments
Targeted House Incumbents Armed With Cash
House Democratic leaders have provided added logistical and financial aid had an average of $800,000 in their campaign accounts as the election year began, according to a Roll Call analysis of updated reports
Ethics Committee Clears Stark Over Maryland Tax Break
Updated: 7:03 p.m.The House ethics committee on Thursday characterized as “inadequate— an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation that prompted a review of allegations involving Rep.
Shop Talk: What Would Walter Reuther Say?
Green also said PCCC — named to sound like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — vets applicants to determine who will be recommended to their forthcoming list of candidates they have endorsed
House Ethics Panel Reviewed 36 Members in 2009
Reports covering the 109th and 108th sessions, respectively, cite the same or even fewer Member-focused “fact-finding— reviews.
CREW Files Complaint on Buyer
In separate filings to the IRS and the Office of Congressional Ethics, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington raised questions about the Indiana-based Frontier Foundation.
Three Illinois House Races Generate Big Money
With less than two weeks to go before the Feb. 2 Illinois primaries, candidates were required to file pre-primary fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, indicating a strong
New Committee’s Impact Still Uncertain
In its first year of operations in 2009, the Office of Congressional Ethics, tasked with reviewing potential rules violations and recommending investigations to the chamber’s ethics committee, reported
It’s Another World to the Influence Industry
Some lobbyists, however, note that dealing with the committee is markedly different than other Congressional panels, saying it is less partisan and more policy-oriented.
Ethics Office Urged Investigation of 12 Members Last Year
The Office of Congressional Ethics forwarded 12 ethics investigations to the House during the past 12 months, including three reviews in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a report released by the
Can the GOP Afford a Wave?
That cycle, when Republicans were in the majority, the National Republican Congressional Committee spent more than $83.5 million on independent expenditures compared with $64.1 million in spending
Reid, Back to Work, Puts Fracas Behind Him
Although a number of Republicans — including National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.) — demanded he resign as leader, Reid’s concern
Hill Climbers: Change, Republican Style
Previously, Genco worked on the Homeland Security Committee, where she was also the Republican press secretary.
Coakley Allies Try to Avoid Mass. Disaster
The Democratic National Committee is directing $500,000 in in-kind contributions to the Coakley campaign and the state Democratic Party, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has spent
Democrats Look to Scrap Conference to Ease Passage of Health Care Bill
Congressional Democrats are looking to minimize the GOP’s opportunities to trip up health care reform legislation by scrapping a formal conference committee and settling their differences informally among
Dash for Campaign Cash Before 2009 Ends
One such e-mail solicitation came Wednesday from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which is only slightly ahead of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in year-to-date fundraising
Stark Faces Ethics Probe
Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is the subject of a review by the Houseethics committee, the panel has revealed, although it did not indicatewhat allegations it is examining.The Office of Congressional Ethics, which
Despite Environment, Boyd Seems Secure for Now
Allen Boyd (D) would seem to fall right in to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s wheelhouse when it comes to the type of Member the GOP is targeting this cycle.
Gates Pressed for Data on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Discharges
Jim Moran (D-Va.), who wrote the letter to Gates signed by 96 Members, warned that lawmakers are prepared to take legislative action mandating monthly reports on discharge data if the Pentagon does not