Politico reports on contributions from lobbyists to Sen. Reid’s reelection campaign. Through the first quarter of 2010, Reid has raised nearly $640,000 from the lobbying industry, making it the fourth biggest source of funds for his campaign coffers, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The money has come from lobbying firms representing virtually all […]
Day: August 4, 2010
Profile of House Ethics Committee’s Rep. Zoe Lofgren
The Times profiles Rep. Zoe Lofgren today. Now she is immersed in another ethics confrontation — this time as chairwoman of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, which could soon be conducting two public trials of lawmakers accused of improper conduct, Representatives Charles B. Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California, both Democrats.