That's what AP is reporting anyway:
Republicans are counting on their new House leader, John Boehner, to help defuse an ethics scandal as the clock ticks toward November congressional elections.They need to think again. Think Progress gets the ball rolling by taking a close look at Boehner's dealings with the student loan crowd:
Newly-elected House Majority Leader Rep. John Boehner’s (R-OH) close relationship with the private student loan company Sallie Mae came “under scrutiny by the news media and some lawmakers” during his race to replace Tom DeLay, and for good reason.That's what we get from the House GOP. More leaders beholden to industries that screw consumers...in this case students. This just demonstrates how corrupt the House GOP caucus is -- they actually believe that Boehner can help them on ethics.
Sallie Mae and other loan companies have generously donated to him. In return, the former chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce “shepherded through Congress student-loan legislation that will affect Sallie Mae’s bottom line and offered assurances that he will protect such lenders’ interests."
