Now, they just need a member of Congress to step up to file it. Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington, CREW wrote the complaint against Tom DeLay filed by Rep. Chris Bell that got that whole ball rolling. So, they have a track record. They do the research. They make it easy.
Ney is another GOP leader who apparently doesn't think the rules apply to him, from CREW's press release:
“The complaint against Rep. Ney is based on his conduct with regard to the Tigua Indians of El Paso, Texas, a tribe represented by lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is known to be close to Ney,” Sloan said today. “The complaint is based on e-mails made public by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, sworn testimony before the Indian Affairs Committee, tax records, and Mr. Ney’s campaign committee and political action committee Federal Election Commission filings.”The release documents the charges laid out in the ethics complaint...there are many.
A review of the evidence suggests that Mr. Ney may have broken criminal statutes as well as House rules.
This ethics scandal is bigger then DeLay. Someone in the House should take this on.
