The Politico gets us up to date on the mysterious Office of Congressional Ethics. It was one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “drain the swamp” proposals when Democrats took control of Congress: creation of an independent ethics watchdog to sweep aside the “culture of corruption” she says prevailed under Republicans. But while the new Office […]
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Maxine Waters and the $50 Million Bailout
The LA Times reports that Rep. Maxine Waters apparently has family connections to a bank that received $50 million in bailout funds. [She] requested the September meeting on behalf of executives at OneUnited, one of the nation’s largest black-owned banks. Ms. [Waters’] husband, Sidney Williams, had served on the bank’s board of directors until early […]
Stop Me Before I Earmark Again
The same day President Obama signed the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, President Obama declared a turning point on earmark reform in his White House blog post, “President Obama declares turning point on earmark reform.” The bill contained, at last count, 9,309 earmarks (Excel file via Taxpayer.net).