GOP Conference chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers faces possible ethics inquiry
Source: Politico
GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) faces a possible House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations by a former staffer that she improperly mixed campaign and official funds to help win a 2012 House leadership race.
The Office of Congressional Ethics has recommended that the Ethics Committee conduct a full probe into the case. The Ethics Committee is expected to announce as early as today that it will take another 45 days to review the OCE recommendation. OCE originally forwarded its recommendation to the Ethics Committee shortly before the Christmas holiday.
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Sources close to McMorris Rodgers say OCE began its review of McMorris Rodgers after a former aide alleged that she improperly commingled campaign and official dollars during her leadership race against Rep. Tom Price (Ga.) a former chairman of the Republican Study Committee to take over as House GOP Conference chair.
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Under House rules, a member can use campaign funds to defray the costs of a leadership race, such as a promotional video or other materials. A lawmaker can also use his or her official staff on such races. But official and campaign funds cant be mixed.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-ethics-inquiry-103205.html
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)Aristus
(66,388 posts)Throw the book at her, then exile her to a third-world country, like Idaho, where her particular brand of horseshit would be much more welcome.
Quit infecting the body-politic of my beautiful Evergreen State with the disease of right-wing ideology...
brewens
(13,595 posts)edhopper
(33,587 posts)the face of the new GOP. Perfect choice for the SOTU rebuttal.
calimary
(81,320 posts)YUCK!!!!
Arkana
(24,347 posts)when she gets booted out of office.
alp227
(32,033 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)alp227
(32,033 posts)Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)May she join Bob McDonnell in his cellblock