Country Club Republicans With the country facing two potential wars, new and ever larger deficits, the highest unemployment in eight years, millions of uninsured, and a possible crisis with Social Security, it nice to see our representatives spending more time on the golf course
From the Washington Post:
House Republicans weakened their own ethics rules yesterday, pushing through language that would allow lobbyists to cater meals to members' offices and let charities pay for lawmakers to travel and stay at golf resorts and other locales.
House leaders tucked the changes into a broader rules package that Congress approves at the outset of each term. The move sparked a protest from Democrats, the House ethics committee chairman and officials from public watchdog groups, all of whom argued that the changes would undermine efforts to eliminate influence-peddling on Capitol Hill.
Passed on a party line vote, 223-203.
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