Rangel: ‘I look forward’ to ethics fight

Posted on 7/23/2010 by Liberty Pulse with 0 comments

Rangel: ‘I look forward’ to ethics fight

Rep. Charles Rangel, who has spent half of his 80 years as a member of Congress, said Thursday he was looking forward to fighting ethics charges.

However the ethics trial sought by the New York congressman and former Ways and Means Committee chairman will coincide with campaign season and Democrats will have to defend their party’s conduct. If enough of them lose, the party could cede control of the House after November’s election.

Ahead of the first public meeting before the House ethics committee since 2002, when Rep. James Traficant, Jr., was forced out of his seat after a conviction for corruption, GOP officials are reminding voters that Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to “drain the swamp” of ethical misdeeds in Congress.

Rangel’s lawyer had been negotiating with the House ethics committee to settle his case. But to end it, Rangel would have had to accept the allegations.

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