Robert Walker, former Chief Counsel for the Senate Ethics Committee and now at Wiley Rein, criticizes the Public Corruption Prosecutions Improvements Act in this Roll Call piece. First, criminalizing gift rules and regulations would accelerate the politicizing of the ethics process by dramatically escalating the stakes in the perennial Washington game of “gotcha” played by […]
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Liberate CRS Reports
The Times examines the Center for Democracy and Technology’s efforts to push the Congressional Research Service to release its excellent work to the public. “We think the public should have access to the information that is shaping legislation and policy, especially since it pays for that information,” said Ari Schwartz, the organization’s chief operating officer.
Sen. Dodd’s Galway Cottage
According to this report, a group filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Dodd regarding his property in Ireland. Dodd bought the County Galway cottage with Kansas City businessman William Kessinger in 1994 for $160,000. Dodd said he contributed $12,000 toward the down payment and owned one-third of the property, while Kessinger owned two-thirds. In a […]