ethics
Race An Undeniable Aspect of Democrats’ Ethics Troubles
CQ Politics – There is no way to put this delicately: the ethics scandals swirling around Reps. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) aren’t just a political boon to Republicans because they spotlight corruption in the Democratic Congress. They’re also a political gift to the GOP because Rangel and Waters are African-American. Let’s [...]
Warnings for Rangel between the lines
House Democratic leaders who promised to “drain the swamp” of corrupt Washington are doing a delicate rhetorical dance around one of their own, 20-term Rep. Charlie Rangel, as he faces a public trial on ethical misdeeds during a high-stakes midterm election. They can’t pressure the former Ways and Means chairman to strike a deal or [...]
Rangel, ethics committee in last-minute bargaining
The Associated Press has learned that New York Democrat Charles Rangel is making a last-minute effort to settle his ethics case. A settlement would mean that Rangel must agree that he committed some ethical misconduct. The talks were confirmed by people familiar with the situation, but who were not authorized to be quoted by name. [...]
Dean: charges could oust Rangel from Congress
Democratic Representative Charles Rangel deserves to expelled from Congress if the ethics charges against him are true, former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said on Sunday. “He did some things that look like they ought to get him thrown out of Congress. And if it turns out that he did them, he’s going to get [...]
Rangel says he seeks fairness in ethics case
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel says he doesn’t want “any special breaks” when it comes to charges that he violated ethics rules. The 80-year-old congressman got a warm welcome when he arrived at a hospital in New York City’s Harlem section on Saturday to speak about health care reform. Dressed all in white, a smiling Rangel [...]
