Grayson Accused of Violating Ethics Rules on New Site

Republicans believe Rep. Alan Grayson , D-Fla., violated ethics rules when he took to the House floor Wednesday afternoon and promoted a new Web site which includes a link to a page that accepts donations to his re-election campaign.

But whether Republicans will take the next step and file an actual ethics complaint against him is another matter. Members of Congress generally operate under an agreement not to file complaints against one another.

Grayson brought a poster board to the House floor which touted the new Web site, www.namesofthedead.com, which he created with his own money. He explains on the site that he wanted to use the Web page as a way to honor the more than 44,000 Americans who die each year “simply because they have no health insurance.”

Read more: (John McArdle, “GOP Alleges Grayson Breached Ethics Rules,” CQ Today, 10/21/09)