Politico reports on the SEIU’s recent activity involving Sen. Vitter. The article refers to this Wall Street Journal piece discussing SEIU’s financial health. As for the SEIU, as recently as 2002 total SEIU liabilities were about $8 million. According to its 2008 disclosure form, the union owed more than $156 million, a 30% increase over […]
Day: June 12, 2009
Waiver Transparency
Sen. Grassley is interested in seeing the ethics policy waivers granted by the Obama administration, according to this report. The White House has acknowledged issuing at least four waivers to the ethics order and one letter of recusal clearing the way for Mark Patterson, formerly a lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, to become Treasury Secretary Timothy […]
Quid Pro Quo?
The Hill reports that House Ethics is investigating Rep. Rangel. Eugene Isenberg, the oil executive accused of trying to influence Rangel through a $1 million donation to the education center bearing Rangel’s name, is cooperating with an ethics committee investigation into the matter and predicts that the panel will find no wrongdoing.