2009: A Busy Year in Congressional Ethics Comes to a Close

• By C. Simon Davidson
• Roll Call Contributing Writer
• Dec. 15, 2009, Midnight

In January 2007, when this column first appeared in Roll Call, the subject of Congressional ethics had never been hotter. It was one of the main issues Democrats had used to sweep into power, gaining 31 seats in the House and six in the Senate. Exit polls in those elections suggested that “corruption” was more important to voters than terrorism, the economy or even Iraq.