Walden, Blumenauer Back New Ethics System

By John Bresnahan
Roll Call Staff
March 16, 2006, 12 a.m.

Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) have become the latest entrants into the Congressional ethics reform debate, with the introduction of their bill to abolish the House ethics committee and replace it with an “Independent Ethics Commission” made up of 11 former Members of the House.



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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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