On ETHICS VIOLATIONS!
Now he wants Nancy Pelosi.......
Republicans seek complaint against minority leader
By Alexander Bolton
A group of House Republican lawmakers, stewing over a Democratic ethics complaint filed against Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), is pressing for the GOP to file a reciprocal complaint against Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for violating campaign-finance law.
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“We have people in our conference who want to go after Nancy Pelosi, who has violated federal election law and has been fined,” said Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.), who was a critic of the ethics committee and a strong defender of DeLay during the ethics controversy that embroiled him before the election.
“To the extent that she’s violated federal law, she’s brought into question the integrity of the House,” Feeney said. “We have members who would love to see us retaliate by going after Nancy Pelosi.” Feeney declined to name members who want to target Pelosi.
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/121504/ethics.html==========================================================
BTW - CSPAN says they'll cover come voting this afternoon on the Republicans attempt to loosen ethics rules:
House Considers Weakening Ethics Rules
Sunday January 2, 2005 3:46 AM
By JOHN HEILPRIN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leaders are considering a change in House ethics rules that could make it harder to discipline lawmakers.
The proposal being circulated among House Republicans would end a general rule against any behavior that might bring ``discredit'' on the chamber, according to House Republican and Democratic leadership aides. House members would be held to a narrower standard of behavior in keeping with the law, the House's rules and its ethics guidelines.
http://talk.workunlimited.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4705945,00.html