Category: House

The DISCLOSE Act: About last night

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 18, 2010
Categories In House

I’ve updated yesterday’s post on the DISCLOSE Act here with some developments from last night.

The Office of Congressional Ethics and Rep. Price

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 18, 2010
Categories In House
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution discusses a fundraiser held the day before the vote on financial regulatory reform. What Price and the seven other members of Congress now under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics have in common is they all belong either to the House Financial Services Committee or other committees that were involved with […]

More news on the Office of Congressional Ethics inquiry and Rep. Watt

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 17, 2010
Categories In House

The Hill has a follow-up story on reaction to reports that the Office of Congressional Ethics has sent lobbying firms letters about contact with Rep. Watt and seven other lawmakers. Several ethics attorneys contacted for this article, however, said the OCE is making itself vulnerable to criticism by blanketing K Street with letters requesting fundraising […]