GOP Conference chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers faces possible ethics inquiry

[highplainsdem]

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 can’t be mixed.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-ethics-inquiry-103205.html

[DURHAM D]

1. Is it wrong of me to lol? nt

[Aristus]

2. Good.

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]

4. C'mon man! Why do we have to take all the nutjobs? n/t

[edhopper]

3. She literally is

the face of the new GOP. Perfect choice for the SOTU rebuttal.

[calimary]

5. Yeah. A Stepford rep.

YUCK!!!!

[Arkana]

6. I wonder if she'll be able to stay with Betty in Spokane

when she gets booted out of office.

[alp227]

7. K&R + Spokane Spokesman-Review article

House Ethics Committee may investigate Cathy McMorris Rodgers

[freshwest]

8. Please someone make her go away. She's an embarrassment to the state. n/t

[alp227]

9. add another Republican to this inquiry: Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/why-is-the-house-ethics-committee-investigating-markwayne-mullin/

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. The curse of the SOTU response strikes again

May she join Bob McDonnell in his cellblock