DEMOCRAT DIRTY LAUNDRY: House Ethics Committee: Maxine’s in Hot Water
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House Ethics Committee: Maxine’s in Hot Water Ethics Investigation Into 12 Allegations of Misconduct By California Democrat Maxine Waters Cleared to Proceed SPIN CYCLE: Then-Speaker Pelosi Promised That Democrats Would “Demand the Highest Ethics From Every Public Servant”: “Our goal is to restore accountability, honesty and openness at all levels of government. To do so, we will create and enforce rules that demand the highest ethics from every public servant, sever unethical ties between lawmakers and lobbyists, and establish clear standards that prevent the trading of official business for gifts.” (Nancy Pelosi’s “A New Direction for America,” Page 21) RINSE CYCLE: Rep. Maxine Waters’ Ethics Problems Continue as House Ethics Committee Clears Investigation Into 12 Allegations of Misconduct to Proceed: The House Ethics Committee announced on Wednesday that Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-Calif.) rights were not violated in its investigation of her and its case will proceed. In a letter to Waters, the committee wrote to inform the lawmaker that it had considered the 12 allegations of misconduct her lawyer had presented against the panel and found that none of them was in violation of the House or committee rules. “The outside counsel has concluded, and the Committee has unanimously found that you have been afforded notice and the opportunity to be heard,” wrote Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the panel’s acting chairman on the Waters case, and Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), the committee’s ranking member. “As such, there has been no violation of the due process rights to which you are entitled. Even when the allegations are considered in their totality, there is still no violation of the process which you are due, and the Committee is entitled to continue its consideration of your matter,” the lawmakers wrote. For more than two years, the committee has investigated whether Waters violated House rules after allegations surfaced that she secured funding for a bank in which her husband own stock. … (Jordy Yager, “Waters Case to Proceed,” The Hill, 6/5/12) To read the entire story, click here. House Ethics Committee: Maxine’s in Hot Water http://ow.ly/bp9f8 #demdirtylaundry ### |