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Article: Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on House Ethics Committee's Report on the Foley Scandal
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- U.S. Newswire
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- December 8, 2006
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To: National Desk
Contact: Elenia Saloutsi of Democracy 21, 202-429-2008 or
esaloutsi@democracy21.org
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement
by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on House Ethics Committee's
report on the Foley scandal:
"The House Ethics Committee's report on the Foley scandal
dramatically demonstrates the abject failure of the ethics
enforcement process in the House and the need to create an Office of
Public Integrity to help enforce the congressional ethics rules.
"According to the Ethics Committee, 'a pattern of conduct was
exhibited among many individuals to remain willfully ignorant of the
potential consequences of former Rep. Foley's ...