Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Pelosi paid husband with PAC funds »
Posted By FSU92grad 1 year, 3 months ago in NewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi has directed nearly $100,000 from her political action committee to her husband's real estate and investment firm over the past decade, a practice of paying a spouse with political donations that she supported banning last year.
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FSU92grad1 year, 3 months ago
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The payments have quadrupled since Mr. Pelosi took over as treasurer of his wife's committee in 2007, Federal Election Commission records show. FLS is on track to take in $48,000 in payments this year alone - eight times as much as it received annually from 2000 to 2005, when the committee was run by another treasurer.
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FSU92grad1 year, 3 months ago
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Last year, Mrs. Pelosi supported a bill that would have banned members of Congress from putting spouses on their campaign staffs. The bill - which passed the House in a voice vote but did not get out of a Senate committee - banned not only direct payments by congressional campaign committees and PACs to spouses for services including consulting and fundraising, but also "indirect compensation," such as payments to companies that employ spouses.
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FSU92grad1 year, 3 months ago
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Last week, Mrs. Pelosi's office said the payments to her husband's firm were perfectly legal, insisting she is compensating her husband at fair market value for the work his firm has performed for the PAC. But ethical watchdogs said the arrangement sends the wrong message.
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"It's problematic," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonprofit ethics and watchdog group. "From what I understand, Mr. Pelosi doesn't need the money, but this isn't the issue. ... As speaker of the House, it sends the wrong message. She shouldn't be putting family members on the payroll." -
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Wolfie20071 year, 3 months ago
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What about conflict of interest when Nancy invested 100K in Pickens Industries. Then there are Dingy Harry's land deals in Nevada and Feinstein sending defense contracts to her husbands company. I want everyone to understand these things are only crimes when republicans do them, liberal democrats are above the law. ROTFLMAO!
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buckncindykill1 year, 3 months ago
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March 11, 2008 - Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Major Ethics Reform - Reuters
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‘Finally, Mr. Speaker, I pledge that the House Leadership will closely monitor the work of the new Office of Congressional Ethics and continually review all reasonable proposals intended to guarantee the highest ethical conduct and a more effective and transparent ethics process. If additional changes are required, we will propose them.’
Based on her own statements, it's time for this MOONBAT to go. -
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nostalgia1 year, 3 months ago
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FTA:
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The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal gave Democrats fodder to criticize Republicans such as former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas and Rep. John T. Doolittle of California for putting their wives on their campaign and PAC payrolls for fundraising work
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rosecityfriend1 year, 3 months ago
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The only upside to this financial crisis is that it's going to bring to light the dirty money the Dems (and Repubs) have taken and given. The nerve that Pelosi is still in leadership. And the nerve that the pious Dems criticize Palin for a few personal emails on her gov account or that she has her husband around her office (with their baby). Does Palin have HIM on the payroll? What hypocrisy. I hope these stories continue to pour out and that the American people vote every one of these liars out. Gee, does Pelosi have some conflict of interest in wanting the housing/real estate market to not be corrected by free market forces?
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