Category: House

Congressional ethics rules “evolving”

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 6, 2009
Categories In House

Roll Call reports on managing events under “evolving” ethics rules.

Conflict between House Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 3, 2009
Categories In House

Democracy 21 and other groups have voiced concerns over alleged conflict between the House Ethics Committee and the new Office of Congressional Ethics. Democracy 21 has more information here.

Bank of America and the Loan VIP Tapes

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 29, 2009
Categories In House, Senate

Rep. Issa is asking for tapes related to Countrywide’s VIP loan program, according to this report. The Wall Street Journal reported on the existence of the taping mechanism (the “NICE System”) on Sunday, prompting Issa to ask for any recordings, despite indications that the y may have been destroyed. “The obvious investigative value of the […]