CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. NORM COLEMAN OVER QUESTIONABLE RENTAL ARRANGEMENT
1 Jul 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics asking for an investigation into whether Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) violated the Senate gifts rule by accepting lodging from Republican operative Jeff Larson.
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CREW Posts Sen. Coleman--CREW Exchange on Ethics Complaint
1 Jul 2008 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics asking for an investigation into whether Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) violated the Senate gifts rule by accepting lodging from Republican operative Jeff Larson.
Sen. Coleman's campaign sent the following statement:
The Rep. Laura Richardson Saga Continues...
30 Jun 2008 // When she arrived in Congress last fall, Rep. Laura Richardson sought out a vehicle that would match her newfound status.
She settled on a 2007 Lincoln Town Car - the choice of many representatives who lease their vehicles at taxpayers' expense. But hers was distinct: At $1,300 a month, it was the most expensive car in the House of Representives.

CREW SENDS LETTER TO DHS SECRETARY ASKING FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ICE EFFORTS TO RELEASE KIDNAP VICTIM AT BEHEST OF REP. REYES
27 Jun 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff asking for an investigation into Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) recent efforts in procuring the release of a Mexican woman kidnapped in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: CALIF. CONGRESSWOMAN UNDER SCRUTINY GETS SUPPORT
25 Jun 2008 // The majority leader of the House of Representatives is co-hosting a fundraiser for Long Beach Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson despite recent reports about Richardson's history of defaulting on home loans and failing to pay off debts.
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