Melanie Sloan
Melanie Sloan
Melanie Sloanis the former Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonprofit government watchdog group...
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Rep. Johnson abused the public trust by using the power of his office to harass an organization which had taken a position with which he disagreed. Such actions are specifically prohibited by federal law and ethics rules and the House ethics committee should immediately commence an investigation into Rep. Johnson's disgraceful conduct.
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It's breaking house rules which prevent a member from using travel funds for anything but their own travel. And it breaks federal Election Commission law, which requires that only campaign funds be used for campaign expenses.
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Rep. Jefferson's conduct shows a blatant disregard for the rule of law and the integrity of the House of Representatives. We urge a member of the House to ignore the long-standing ethics truce and file CREW's complaint with the House Ethics Committee today.
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Republican culture of corruption. There are so many corrupt members of Congress. By no means are all of the problems gone.
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I think it's a little too cozy. It's not an uncommon practice, but it is a concerning one.
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starting to undermine the prosecutor by implying that he's only going to be able to indict on technicalities.
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Lobbying reform is going more the enforcement route. What's that going to do? Nothing much.
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Lobbying is cost-effective only for those who can pay for lobbyists. Those with an opposing view won't be heard as well as those with lots of money.
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Without oversight or enforcement, rule changes are virtually meaningless.
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Why did Sen. Frist suddenly decide to sell the stock in June after holding the stock for so long? Also, did the Senator order the sale based on insider knowledge that the value of the stock was about to decline precipitously?
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You have to have power to abuse it. You would be foolish to give money to a Democrat because they wouldn't be able to deliver anything.
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A man who lives in a $1.1 million mansion in Washington does not intend to move into an 814-square-foot cottage that he's rented out since 1997.
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This is going to be one of the biggest congressional scandals ever.
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Special interests do get more and they do get what they pay for despite the constant denial that lawmakers can't be bought,