From The Hill:

The House Republican Steering Committee appointed Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) to fill an open Appropriations Committee seat that has been vacated by embattled Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.).

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced the change in a statement and congratulated Calvert.

Prior to the selection, questions had been raised about whether Calvert should be appointed to the committee because of allegations that he helped facilitate the passage of an earmark to benefit himself financially. The lawmaker has denied any wrongdoing.

That doesn't show much of a commitment to ethics. Ironically, given that Rep. Doolittle was forced out of his seat because of the raid, the FBI has been investigating Rep. Calvert for nearly a year.

Melanie Sloan, made the following statement on Calvert's appointment:

Clearly the House Republicans have decided that ethics simply do not count in Congress. Why would the minority choose to replace one member under federal investigation with another member also under federal investigation? While Rep. Calvert has not yet had his home raided, the FBI is probing his conduct. No member of Congress under investigation by the Department of Justice should have the authority to make budgetary decisions about that agency. Rep. Calvert is the wrong person to take over Rep. Doolittle’s appropriations committee seat.

Similarly, Republicans continue to demonstrate their indifference to ethics by allowing Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), also under federal investigation and the ranking member of the appropriations committee, to remain in his post. It is well past time for Rep. Lewis relinquish his plum assignment pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation.

Both Calvert and Doolittle were named in Beyond DeLay, CREW's list of the 20 most corrupt members of Congress.