Capitol Hill Blue: Hey, Hey, Whaddaya Say! We're Gonna Investigate Tom DeLay!
Capitol Hill Blue: Hey, Hey, Whaddaya Say! We're Gonna Investigate Tom DeLay!: "Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives ethics committee on Thursday cleared the way for a long-anticipated investigation of Majority Leader Tom DeLay by resolving a partisan staffing dispute.
DeLay, a Texas Republican, has denied any wrongdoing and has said for months that he is eager for the panel to review questions about his ties to lobbyists and foreign trips.
But the ethics panel has been shut down most of this year, with Democrats and Republicans accusing each other of trying to gain political leverage and causing the staffing impasse.
Consequently the panel had been unable to examine cases involving DeLay or any other member because of the staffing dispute and a now-resolved earlier impasse over House ethics rules.
The new accord will clear the way for the hiring of a nonpartisan staff, including investigators and a chief counsel, which could take a couple of months."
DeLay, a Texas Republican, has denied any wrongdoing and has said for months that he is eager for the panel to review questions about his ties to lobbyists and foreign trips.
But the ethics panel has been shut down most of this year, with Democrats and Republicans accusing each other of trying to gain political leverage and causing the staffing impasse.
Consequently the panel had been unable to examine cases involving DeLay or any other member because of the staffing dispute and a now-resolved earlier impasse over House ethics rules.
The new accord will clear the way for the hiring of a nonpartisan staff, including investigators and a chief counsel, which could take a couple of months."
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