Ethics Office For Hill Rejected; Senate Panel's Vote Of 11-5 Is Bipartisan

[williesgirl]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/02/AR2006030202146.html

A Senate committee yesterday rejected a bipartisan proposal to establish an independent office to oversee the enforcement of congressional ethics and lobbying laws, signaling a reluctance in Congress to beef up the enforcement of its rules on lobbying.

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted 11 to 5 to defeat a proposal by its chairman, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), and its ranking Democrat, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.), that would have created an office of public integrity to toughen enforcement and combat the loss of reputation Congress has suffered after the guilty plea in January of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Democrats joined Republicans in killing the measure.


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But Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio), chairman of the Senate's Select Committee on Ethics and a member of Collins's panel, said the ethics panel does not need any help because it is already doing a thorough job of enforcing the chamber's rules. Speaking of the audits and investigations that the office of public integrity would undertake, Voinovich said: "The ethics committee is already doing those things."

Can;t take your eyes off them or they vote to continue their own criminal activity.

START THE FAXES, CALLS AND EMAILS AND GET THIS CHANGED. ALSO MAKE SURE EVERYONE YOU KNOW IS AWARE OF WHO VOTED THIS DOWN.

[Benhurst]

1. Ethics? On Capitol Hill?

:rofl:

[Botany]

2. Sen. George V. Voinovich = owned by Coal

http://epw.senate.gov/hearing_statements.cfm?id=251441

[Erika]

3. Doing a job of ethics enforcement?

The same day Abramoff credit cards reveal he paid for a $14,000 trip to Scotland for DeLay.

Let's hope we can purge the GOP in 2006.

[KoKo]

4. Okay...which Dems on that panel voted against it ...and where's the

outcry of all the Dems on this issue? Too scared that with Repugs in control they will use it to go only after Dems? A good excuse but where are there some HEROES on this issue.

Nevermind.....:eyes: Dems could win on this...but no...they are too worried some of their Big Fish could get caught in the Fryer.

[annabanana]

5. Leiberman voted for it... Who voted against?

What Dems voted against it? Any of them?

[truthisfreedom]

6. name the Dems and vote them out. now.

somebody tell me who they were.

[annabanana]

7. not sure how to find out

but one more nom. and we can front page this thread...

[stickdog]

8. Which fucking Dems voted against this??? (nt)

[Mandate My Ass]

9. the ones without ethics

assholes.