The Washington Times has a follow-up report on what Senators Dodd and Conrad were thinking when they learned they were getting low mortgage refinance rates. Both vehemently denied any wrongdoing or ethical lapse in the mortgage deals, which came to light a year ago and triggered investigations by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics and […]
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Sen. Dodd and the Lobbyists
The Times examines Sen. Dodd’s connections to the drug industry here. Over his decades in Congress Mr. Dodd has raised more than $550,000 from drug company representatives, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In addition, Mr. Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg, was paid nearly $80,000 as a member of the board of Cardiome Pharma Corporation, […]
The Ethics of Mortgage Deals for Members
Politico has the latest on Senators Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad and their Countrywide mortgages. According to an Associated Press report late Monday, Robert Feinberg, who worked in the Countrywide’s “VIP” section, informed congressional investigators last month that both senators were told “who you know is basically how you’re coming in here.”