more of the same from freshman democrats
According to the Washington Times: The class of 41 freshman House Democrats has selected a registered lobbyist to form its political action committee, in what ethics watchdogs and Republicans are calling a contradiction of their promise to end a "culture of corruption" in Washington.
The custodian of the Democratic Freshmen PAC is William C. Oldaker, 65, whose most-recent lobbying clients include the oil industry, the tobacco lobby, pharmaceutical industries and American Indian gambling interests. Mr. Oldaker also has been removed from several Democratic PACs over conflict-of-interest concerns.
...some campaign-finance watchdogs say the connection shows the new Democratic majority is not pursuing ethics reform as forcefully as promised on the campaign trail.
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Ken Spain said that "it didn't take this group of freshmen Democrats long to figure out how to play the Washington game of special interest politics." "It appears that fighting corruption in Congress was nothing more than a campaign slogan to newly elected Democrats," he said.
Congressman Chris Murphy just a week ago: "Whether or not we clean up Congress might be the defining issue in my race."
Mr. Murphy Keep your word and Demand the resignation of Mr Oldaker Today.
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