10.30.2009 3:32 pm

Graves’ exoneration exposes battle in Congress over rules, turf

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

Graves

WASHINGTON — The vote yesterday by the House Ethics Committee to clear Missouri Rep. Sam Graves of wrongdoing exposed a messy internal dispute in Congress erupting at an inopportune time given disclosure today that dozens of House members are under an ethics cloud.

Graves, R-Tarkio, emerged unscathed (except…

Tags: Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, House ethics committee, House Small Business Committee., League of Women Voters, Office of Congressional Ethics, Public Citizen, Rep. Sam Graves, U.S. PIRG, Washington Post

04.27.2009 10:46 am

UPDATE: Missouri House schedules rare ethics meeting

By Tony Messenger

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

UPDATE: The House Ethics Committee meeting tomorrow could be on HRM1, a “remonstrance,” which is basically a resolution that criticizes a lawmaker for inappropriate behavior. HRM1 was filed by Minority House Leader Paul LeVota on April 16 and referred to the…

Tags: House ethics committee, Jeanette Mott Oxford, ron richard, Steve Tilley, Tony Messenger

Graves’ exoneration exposes battle in Congress over rules, turf

UPDATE: Missouri House schedules rare ethics meeting

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