Rangel Will Pass Through Ethics Inquiries Quickly According to Pelosi

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that she expected a quick resolution to a wide-ranging House investigation into ethical questions surrounding Representative Charles B. Rangel, the powerful Democrat from New York.

In a two-paragraph statement released late Wednesday, just as the Capitol was shutting down for Thanksgiving, Ms. Pelosi said that the House ethics committee investigating the congressman was moving to conclude its work and issue a report by early next year, just before the start of the new legislative session.

“I look forward to reviewing the report at that time,” she said in the statement.

Read more: (Raymond Hernandez, “Pelosi Says Inquiry Into Ethics Questions Concerning Rangel Will Move Swiftly,” The New York Times, 11/27/08)