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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi quietly inserted a last-minute provision into a recently approved multi billion-dollar redevelopment bill that will benefit her husband financially. The veteran Northern California congresswoman sneaked a $25 million project for her San Francisco district into the $15 billion Water Resources Development Act which recently passed the House overwhelmingly. The legislation will help pay for hundreds of projects around t…
USA Today reports on some questionable ethics involving Senator Specter (R-PA) and one of his legislative assistants: WASHINGTON – Sen. Arlen Specter helped direct almost $50 million in Pentagon spending during the past four years to clients of the husband of one of his top aides, records show. Specter, R-Pa., used a process called “earmarking” 13 times to set aside $48.7 million for six clients represented by lobbyist Michael …
…ntil July 31, 2012. According to The Associated Press, the charges currently under the House Ethics Committee microscope “focus on whether Waters broke the rules in requesting federal help [bailout money] for a bank where her husband owned stock and had served on the board of directors.” At the time she requested the help, Waters neglected to tell Treasury officials about her financial ties to OneUnited Bank. Without intervention by Waters (and a…
…ntil July 31, 2012. According to The Associated Press, the charges currently under the House Ethics Committee microscope “focus on whether Waters broke the rules in requesting federal help [bailout money] for a bank where her husband owned stock and had served on the board of directors.” At the time she requested the help, Waters neglected to tell Treasury officials about her financial ties to OneUnited Bank. Without intervention by Waters (and a…
…ding to The Associated Press, during an Ethics Committee hearing Boxer asked “the bulk of the questions.” However, Boxer failed to mention (or disclose on her official Senate Financial Disclosure documents) that she and her husband have signed no less than seven mortgages with Countrywide! At the time of the hearing, Boxer reportedly indicated she had paid off two Countrywide mortgages, but did not mention the others. The evidence clearly sho…
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