Scott PowersApril 9, 2021
5min2395
Ted Deutch-led probe cites new allegations, including bribery and illicit drug use.
Tag: House Ethics Committee
Scott PowersApril 9, 2021
Ryan NicolJanuary 11, 2021
4min919
Deutch took over the role after Democrats regained control of the House in 2018.
Renzo DowneyDecember 9, 2019
4min293
The Legislature defines the punishment for new ethics violations enacted by Amendment 12.
Scott PowersOctober 30, 2019
5min415
Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, vying to be President Donald Trump‘s biggest defender in Congress, filed a congressional ethics complaint Wednesday against Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, who is heading the Democrats impeachment probe. Gaetz, of Fort Walton Beach, who has railed against the impeachment probe in every opportunity, early this month tried to enter […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 9, 2019
4min485
U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch has been tapped to chair the House Ethics Committee after a vote by the House Democratic Caucus. As it stands, that would make Deutch the only member of the Florida delegation to head a major committee in the 116th Congress. “I am honored to be selected by my colleagues to lead […]
Scott PowersDecember 20, 2017
3min236
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz filed legislation Wednesday that would require congressional sexual harassment cases to automatically be referred to the House Ethics Committee. The “Me Too Congressional Ethics Act,” co-sponsored by Wasserman Schultz’s fellow Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, is aimed at lifting the shroud of secrecy cloaking sexual harassment lawsuit settlements involving […]
Peter SchorschMay 27, 2017
4min292
U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined South Florida Congressman Ted Deutch Thursday or a public event at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors. That appearance was followed by a major Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser at a private home in Fort Lauderdale; at $5,000 a ticket, the event raised $300,000. All the money Deutch raised will go toward the Democratic […]
Associated PressJune 25, 2016
3min228
The House Ethics Committee on Friday ended a four-year probe into Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, finding no evidence that the lawmaker violated House rules. The ethics panel said in a report that there is not enough evidence to conclude that Buchanan himself was aware of unlawful payments made by companies affiliated with him […]
Scott PowersApril 6, 2016
7min290
Citing numerous allegations made by the Congressional Ethics Office against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy said Wednesday it should disqualify his Democratic U.S. Senate opponent from public service. Speaking about the ethics findings released Tuesday after a nine-month probe into Grayson’s personal business and financial dealings while he’s been in Congress, Murphy said the allegations are “incredibly concerning” and […]
Associated PressMay 7, 2015
6min259
A multimillionaire, first-term Florida congressman flipped shares in a solar company the same day he acquired them in an initial public offering, despite a federal law that generally prohibits members of Congress from participating in IPOs. Republican Rep. Curt Clawson, who gave the Tea Party’s response to the president’s State of the Union address this […]