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November 20, 2009

CREW Issues Statement on Senate Ethics Committee’s Admonishment of Sen. Burris

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Washington, D.C. - After reading the Senate Ethics Committee’s letter of admonishment issued to Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL), CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan stated, “This is one of the harshest letters the Senate Ethics Committee has issued in recent times and Sen. Burris clearly deserved it. It is apparent Sen. Burris would have done almost anything to obtain and hold the Senate seat, including lying to law authorities investigating his appointment.”

Sloan continued, “Sen. Burris follows Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) in failing to live up to the high standards the public has a right to expect of our country’s elected leaders. America deserves better.”

Click here to read the Senate Ethics Committee’s letter to Sen. Burris.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Garrett Russo at 202.408.5565 or grusso@citizensforethics.org