Senate passes legislation requiring Dept. of Justice review of Coconut Road earmark
Submitted by crew on 17 April 2008 - 4:22pm.
Coconut Road Don Young
From TPM Muckraker:
Sen. Barbara Boxer's (D-CA) amendment just passed by a margin of 63 to 29. Virtually all Senate Democrats supported the measure, helped by a good number of Republicans.
The amendment requires a review by the Department of Justice into the allegations of impropriety regarding Rep. Don Young's (R-AK) Coconut Road earmark and an investigation into whether the change broke the law.
No surprise, GOP House leaders are opposed to the investigation, which would undoubtedly implicate Rep. Don Young (R-AK).
Speaker Pelosi wants the House Ethics Committee to investigate Coconut Road.
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