Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - CREW In The News

CREW praises officials who 'stood up' for America

blaire — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:20:19 -0500

18 Jul 2008 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is an organization that spends most of its time calling out attempts by powerful people to cheat the system and ignore their obligations. A report the watchdog group released this week, though, took a much more optimistic view of Washington.

Weldon associate to plead guilty

blaire — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:23:50 -0500

16 Jul 2008 // A close friend of former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon has agreed to plead guilty to destroying records soon after the FBI interviewed her about the congressman.

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes named in ethics complaint

blaire — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:19:18 -0500

16 Jul 2008 // A complaint against U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, has been filed with the House Committee on Conduct of Official Standards by Friends of the Border Patrol after Reyes' office asked a federal law enforcement agency for help in the kidnapping of a relative in Juárez.

NY congressman Rangel to give up low-rent office

blaire — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:07:36 -0500

15 Jul 2008 // U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has agreed to give up an office he has rented at below-market rates and which has raised the concerns of ethics watchdogs.

Lieberman's Oversight Activities Have Watchdogs Howling

blaire — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:29:12 -0500

15 Jul 2008 // A Senate hearing Friday took aim at former Halliburton subsidiary KBR, whose contract work was blamed by witnesses for the electrocution of up to 13 Americans. But the heated hearing also offered ammunition against another frequent target of the left: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman.

Congressman has financial stake in O.C. tollway

blaire — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:17:12 -0500

15 Jul 2008 // One of Congress' strongest supporters of the Foothill tollway's controversial southern extension steered taxpayer money to and lobbied for the project while holding a financial interest in a connected tollway.

Labor Dispute Takes to Airwaves

blaire — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:12:30 -0500

15 Jul 2008 // Two business-backed groups are targeting congressional candidates in half a dozen states with critical advertising based on their support for a piece of pro-union legislation.

Houstonian denies he tried to sell access to Bush aides

blaire — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:57:12 -0500

14 Jul 2008 // A House committee Monday launched an investigation of Houston businessman Stephen Payne, probing whether he violated federal law by suggesting he could arrange access to top White House aides in return for a large donation to the Bush presidential library being planned in Dallas.

White House Suffers Setback in Effort to Keep Visitors Secret

blaire — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:20:33 -0500

11 Jul 2008 // The Bush administration was dealt a setback on Friday in its efforts to keep records of White House visitors under wraps when an appeals court refused to throw out a lawsuit seeking access to the material.

Court tosses White House appeal on visitor logs

blaire — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:11:52 -0500

11 Jul 2008 // A federal appeals court on Friday set back the White House's efforts to keep the names of its visitors secret.

The three-member panel of judges threw out the government's appeal in a case brought by a watchdog group trying to find out how often prominent religious conservatives visited the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence.