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Article: A proper scolding.(Editorials)(Ethics panel chastises Sen. Robert Torricelli)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2002
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Byline: The Register-Guard
The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee "severely admonished" New Jersey Sen. Robert Torricelli this week for violating Senate rules by accepting and not disclosing gifts from a former campaign contributor to whom the senator gave political assistance. It may have been a slap on the wrist, but it was highly publicized and came when Torricelli is gearing up for his fall re-election campaign.
On a 6-0 vote, with three Democrats and three Republicans all in support, the committee said in its letter of reprimand to Torricelli: "Your actions and failure to act led to violations of Senate rules (and related statutes) and created at least ...