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November 8, 2009) - Are seven investigations too many to be a coincidence? All seven of the full-scale ethics investigations currently underway in the U.S. House of Representatives are focused on African-American lawmakers-and it would be eight if the committee conducting the investigations hadn't deferred to the Justice Department's investigation ...

The House of Representatives has successfully passed the health care bill with 220 votes.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Click Here for Part 1 The Boehner Amendment, otherwise known as "The Republican 'Alternative'" had some contentious debate as well, featuring a 20-minute closing speech by Minority Leader Rep.

Members of Congress are rarely presented with an opportunity to support the passage of truly historic legislation.

The House floor erupted in one of the loudest cheers the chamber has heard in years when Rep.

The process of cleaning up Wall Street is long, complicated, and, not surprisingly, ugly.

All were being looked at in connection with their work obtaining earmarks for clients of an influential lobbying firm known as the PMA Group.

Congressional ethics investigators have concluded that North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler did not act inappropriately while a residential development that he was involved in sought lake-access rights from the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro said Wednesday she is committed to adopting rules in early 2010 to make it easier for shareholders to nominate a minority slate of directors, a controversial move opposed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business interests.

It must be hard to be an elected official today and ten times harder if you're a controversial one taking on unpopular causes for people without power.

The government is sending millions of dollars in stimulus aid to communities and housing agencies that federal watchdogs have concluded are unable to spend it appropriately, increasing the risk that the money will be wasted.

On Oct. 30 The Washington Post leaked a report from the U.S. House of Representatives ethics committee that revealed House ethics investigators have been examining the activities of more than 30 lawmakers, many of whom are Democrats, regarding defense and corporate lobbying since July.

A A A' Internal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members have been exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

The House ethics committee said Thursday it's investigating whether California Rep.

If their highly publicized meeting over the summer was the Beer Summit, then perhaps this was simply the Beer Meal.

Rep. Norm Dicks said Friday that he is confident that he will be exonerated by ethics investigators after a leaked preliminary report listed him as one of seven members of the defense appropriations subcommittee who are under scrutiny for their relationships with a once-powerful lobbying firm.

Internal investigations into the conduct of more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives were exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

Same Cess, Different Pool Posted by J.D. Dunn on 11.01.2009 Democrats giving 2006 Republicans a run for their corrupt dollar.

The House ethics committee announced Thursday it is investigating two California Democratic lawmakers, but its embarrassed leaders then had to explain that other members - named in a confidential memo that leaked out - may have committed no wrongdoing.

Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work.