A Year in Congressional Ethics Retrospective

• By C. Simon Davidson
• Roll Call Staff
• Dec. 6, 2011, Midnight

By the end of 2010, it was fair to ask whether the latest ethics boom had begun to wane. 2011 answered that question with a bang. For the time being, at least, government ethics remains in the spotlight. Ethics scandals, investigations, and other similar news-making events were all part of 2011.