Revolt Forces Ethics Delay

By Jennifer Yachnin and Lauren W. Whittington
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Feb. 28, 2008, 12 a.m.

Faced with anemic support among their rank-and-file Members, Democratic leaders scratched an expected vote today on ethics legislation and said they will review a new Republican initiative before the measure returns to the House calendar.

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Who could blame hundreds of Members of Congress for joining with a colleague and breast cancer survivor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), in co-sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting breast cancer education? The problem, according to leading breast cancer scientists and advocacy groups, is the bill would do more harm than good. Read Full Article