Congressional Ethics

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• "Privileges" and "Rights," Bribes, and a bill that cant pass on its merits

  
  The COFFEE SHOP — Authority: 479
  ◼ Harkin dismissed deals dubbed vote-buying by GOP senators as "small stuff" that distracted Americans from the primary focus of the overhaul bill. "We have to keep our eyes on what were trying to do here. Were trying to cross a demarcation line," Harkin told "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez. "On one side ...
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• The taking

  
  The COFFEE SHOP — Authority: 479
  I knew a woman who quit smoking when she realized that she didnt have milk money for her kids, but she had money for her several pack a day cigarette habit. On a much bigger scale - what we are seeing today is a legislature who cries poor all year long, claims not to have money for basic expenditures unless they can ...
  2 days ago

• Dems cleared in PMA lobbying scandal

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Dems cleared in PMA lobbying scandal By Susan Crabtree - 12/18/09 04:49 PM ET At least three Democratic lawmakers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after an initial investigation into their ties to PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm. Reps. John Murtha (Pa.), Jim Moran (Va.) and Norm Dicks (Wash.) recently ...
  3 days ago

• One Down: House Ethics Office Closes Murtha-PMA Probe

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 777
  The Office of Congressional Ethics has ended its investigation of Rep. John Murthas ties to now-defunct lobbying firm PMA Group, recommending against a further inquiry by the House ethics panel, which is also investigating Murtha. The development was first reported by Roll Call . We laid out the charges in the PMA ...
  5 days ago

• Ethics Office Closes Inquiry Into Murtha, Dicks and Moran

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its investigation into Reps. John Murtha (D-Pa.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.) and their relationships to the lobbying firm PMA Group, and the OCE advised against a formal House ethics investigation, the lawmakers’ offices said Friday. George Behan, Dicks’ ...
  5 days ago

• Poll: Used Car Salesmen More Ethical than Congress

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 572
  According to a new poll , “Congressmen were rated as having a “low/very low” ethical standards by 55 percent of 1,017 adults across the nation.” The same poll found that 45% of 1,017 adults across the nation had either never heard of Congress, or are big believers in grade inflation. The shocking part is ...
  2 weeks ago

• In The Clearing Stands A Hypocrite...

  
  The COFFEE SHOP — Authority: 479
  ◼ ◼ Boxer’s Climategate hypocrisy It’s mildly ironic, though not very surprising, that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has a mercurial sense of ethical responsibility when it comes to whistleblowing. Though the Climategate whistle-blower/hacker has given us invaluable perspective into the science of global ...
  2 weeks ago

• If theres $300 Million extra to throw around, why does she have to sell her soul to get it, Harry?

  
  The COFFEE SHOP — Authority: 479
  If your Health Care Proposal has any merit it ought to stand on its own - it should not require payoffs. $300 Million to buy Sen. Mary Landrieus (D-La.) vote. Her State didnt get any stimulus money? Landrieu and Lincoln got the attention because they were the last to decide, but the Senate really has 100 Blanche ...
  4 weeks ago

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