Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
A controversy surrounding the Office of Congressional Ethics’ treatment of a matter involving Rep. Sam Graves has generated this sharply-worded response from OCE. In conclusion, the Board [of OCE] believes the interests of the House and the public will be better served if both the SOOC and the OCE each focus on their own internal rules.
Havana Times, ope (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Taking campaign contributions from right wing political actions groups is nothing new on Capitol Hill, but Republican congressman Sam Graves of Missouri is in the news this week for letting his position on the US blockade on Cuba be swayed.
Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Star: A political watchdog group says that once Rep. Sam Graves began accepting campaign contributions from an anti-Castro, pro-trade embargo political action group, he switched his previous position of easing up on Cuba.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
WASHINGTON | Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. But a campaign watchdog group said he began accepting campaign contributions from an anti-Castro, pro-trade embargo political action group and eventually reversed field on Cuba.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
WASHINGTON | Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. But a campaign watchdog group said he began accepting campaign contributions from an anti-Castro, pro-trade embargo political action group and eventually reversed field on Cuba.
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Call 'Em Out series continues this week -- and this time we’re calling out the House GOP . All but one Republican member of the House voted against health insurance reform last Saturday. During the 12-hours preceding the vote, GOP members stood at the podium spouting lie after lie in a last ditch effort to kill reform. Watch our video showing all of the outrageous lies from the House debate...
Red State (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Yesterday, the Washington Post broke a blockbuster . A memo was leaked detailing all the current House Ethics Committee investigations. And guess what, most of them are Democrats. In fact, the only Republican mentioned in it was Sam Graves, who has been cleared by the Committee. So what did we learn? The Post says, regarding the inquiry of lawmakers tied to PMA, a now defunct lobbying shop, that “the...
Swampland (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
It's safe to say that Thursday was an eminently bad day for Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat. Lofgren, chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, thought much of the news cycle that day would revolve around a 20-page report clearing Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican who had been referred to [...]
Red State (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
While I felt that my response to this Washington Post article involving the investigation of seven PMA Porkers* was pretty succinct (mad giggling usually is), this follow-up article describing the document disclosure ( completely accidental, of course) and some more names to watch deserves at least a bullet points list. Also of interest to ethics investigators, apparently: Charles Rangel (D, NY):...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The House Ethics Committee has cleared Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.), the ranking Republican on the House Small Business Committee, of any impropriety after scrutinizing him early this year.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
WASHINGTON | The House ethics committee on Thursday cleared U.S. Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri of any wrongdoing in connection with a congressional appearance by a friend last spring. After the unanimous vote, the committee declared the issue closed.
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Roll Call's insider column Shop Talk reports that Republican consultant Jeff Roe of Axiom Strategies is advising candidates in almost every competitive or open-seat race in Missouri and neighboring Kansas. In Missouri, Roe is doing general consulting and direct mail for auctioneer Billy Long in the 7th Congressional District and Bill Stouffer in the 4th Congressional District. He'll also continue to...
Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The House Ethics Committee issued a press release on a matter involving Rep. Sam Graves today. The report (541 pages) is here.
First Read (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
From NBC's Mike Viqueira The House ethics committee has just announced that it is going forward with investigations of allegations surrounding Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson . The committee is also announcing its finding that Rep. Sam Graves has not violated any rules and the committee is closing its investigation. The committee statement, in part, regarding Waters: "...the Committee...
The Whig (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The Hill: OCE, House ethics committee fight over release of document The House ethics committee and a new entity created to help it police lawmakers are engaged in the first major showdown in an ongoing turf war. Board members and staff of the quasi-independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) laid down the gauntlet this week and challenged the ethics committee to meet a Friday deadline or face...
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