DC's abuzz over a report in today's Washington Post about a memo accidentally posted online by the House Ethics Committee. The July memo details how the committee's investigators "have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling," according to the Post.
It said "nearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending," including Rep. Bill Young, R-St. Petersburg, are under scrutiny. Young's office didn't respond to the paper.
The Post is also reporting today that the committee sought information from Rep. Connie Mack, R-Cape Coral, about a $10 million earmark in his district that connects Coconut Road near Fort Myers to Interstate 75. His office told the Post that the inquiry does not focus on him and that he had no involvement with the project.
The “Broward-Palm Beach New Times” has posted a couple of blogs, including “Can I Also Be Sentenced to House Arrest in a House Like Rubinstein’s?” and “Crist Walks Into Democrat-Laid Health-Care Trap”, that we think might interest you.
Here is a link to “The Juice” blog: http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/
Thank you
Posted by: Claudia | October 30, 2009 at 03:47 PM