Oct 9, 2012
News Article
After Congressman Rob Andrews used campaign money to pay for a $30,000 trip to Scotland
with his family, a little-known panel of Washington watchdogs added some key details. It turned out that Andrews, a veteran South Jersey Democrat, had relied on his wife’s ethics advice for the OK to spend campaign cash on the lavish trip, even though she was one of the family members who would get to stay in the five-star Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. The questionable arrangement for advice was revealed by the Office of Congressional Ethics
, a review board led by independent citizens, and led to this follow up story in the Inquirer
. The OCE investigates potential ethics violations in Congress and produces detailed reports laying out possible problems. [READ MORE]
with his family, a little-known panel of Washington watchdogs added some key details. It turned out that Andrews, a veteran South Jersey Democrat, had relied on his wife’s ethics advice for the OK to spend campaign cash on the lavish trip, even though she was one of the family members who would get to stay in the five-star Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. The questionable arrangement for advice was revealed by the Office of Congressional Ethics
, a review board led by independent citizens, and led to this follow up story in the Inquirer
. The OCE investigates potential ethics violations in Congress and produces detailed reports laying out possible problems. [READ MORE]