The electoral factor in Rangel’s decision
The fact that this is an election year had more than just a little to do with Rep. Charles Rangel's (D-NY) decision to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. CREW's Melanie Sloan told the Washington Independent that the Rangel decision "didn’t happen in a vacuum." As she explained:
"Midterm elections are only eight months away and voters have made it abundantly clear that they care about ethics, even if members of Congress only pretend to.
"By forcing Rep. Rangel out, Democrats undercut Republican efforts to portray them as soft on ethics, the very strategy that returned Democrats to the majority in the 2006 elections."
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May 18, 2012
Thanks for the Notice, House Ethics
In outrageous fashion, the House Ethics Committee noticed a public meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Committee…
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