USAT examines the enforcement of ethics rules in the House this morning. Nearly three years after Congress approved sweeping ethics rules to “drain the swamp,” as incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it, no member of Congress has been punished for wrongdoing.
Day: January 11, 2010
The ethics of congressional stock ownership
Here The Post profiles the Dingells with a focus on congressional stock ownership and ethics issues. Congressional stock ownership has soared over the past two decades. To prevent economic collapse over the past year, Congress has staged an unprecedented intervention in the private sector, meaning more and more lawmakers are voting on measures that could […]
“Casino Jack” flick pics
Politico has the inside track on a sneak preview of “Casino Jack.” Advance copies of the film are floating around town… But despite the familiar names and Washington settings, such as Abramoff’s former restaurants Signatures and Stacks Deli, the film is less a documentary than a kind of Washington “Goodfellas” with plenty of artistic license. […]