Category: Senate

New Senate Employee Certification

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 4, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, LDA, Senate

This recent memorandum reminds all new Senators and staff that training in Senate Rules is required.

Stevens: What Court Records Allege

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 18, 2008
Categories In Senate

The Times has more news on what prosecutors allege in the Stevens case. In court documents filed Thursday night, the Justice Department offered its first public glimpse at what it uncovered: a direct line of communication from a corrupt Alaska oil contractor to one of the nation’s most powerful senators. When VECO Corporation executives needed […]

VIP Loans and Congressional Ethics Rules

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 15, 2008
Categories In House, Senate

This Fox Business report details the status of the controversy surrounding “VIP loans” allegedly provided to Members of Congress. After being stonewalled for nearly a month, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) have sent an official request for an Ethics Committee investigation into “disturbing allegations,” first reported in Conde Nast Portfolio, that […]