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Article: DEMOCRAT FAILURE TO REFORM ETHICS COMMITTEE

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March 11, 2008
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Rep. David L. Camp, R-Mich. (4th CD), issued the following news release:

U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, a member of the bipartisan Special Task Force on Ethics Enforcement in the House of Representatives, today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House.

"I rise in strong opposition to the Democrat's flawed ethics proposal. This bill would actually weaken ethics enforcement in the House by adding an unnecessary and even unconstitutional layer of bureaucracy to an already failing ethics process.

"During our work on the Special Task Force on Ethics Enforcement, Republican Members consistently voiced our opposition to creating an ineffective, redundant, and duplicative committee. The ...

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