ETHICS PANEL CONFIRMS MATTERS. Roll Call. “The House Ethics Committee on Friday afternoon confirmed that it is looking into possible ethics violations by Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and two House staffers.” RECESS CHANGES. Roll Call. “Some lobbyists like the new schedule House Republicans put in place this year. But even they […]
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Edwards emails, Weiner tweets, ethics news, and more political law links for today
WHAT THE EDWARDS EMAILS WILL SHOW. The Post. “Prosecutors have obtained emails between John Edwards and a former aide to use as evidence at trial that he knew about payments to his pregnant mistress even while he was publicly denying it, people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Monday.” MOST EXPENSIVE ELECTION […]
Political law links for Monday, May 9th
HEARING ON DRAFT EO. The House Small Business Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a joint full committee hearing on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. “Politicizing Procurement: Will President Obama’s Proposal Curb Free Speech and Hurt Small Business?” will be in Rayburn. More here. THE CHAMBER, TARGET, AND THE DRAFT EO. […]