ethics charges

Maxine Waters tries to Spin Public Opinion her way before election

August 13, 2010 Politisite 1

Rep. Maxine Waters went on the offense with her defense against three ethics charges Friday morning with a 90-minute Capitol Hill press conference. Waters move to try her case in the court of public opinion comes three days after former Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel took to the floor in a defiant speech defending himself against 13 alleged breeches of House rules. Both members are expected to have […]

Congresswoman Maxine Waters bails out minority-owned Bank Husband owned stock, Sat on Board

July 31, 2010 Politisite 0

Lets pretend for a moment that you are a black congresswoman and your husband is a stockholder and a board member of a black owned bank called OneUnited Bank. Now OneUnited could use some funds and there is bail out money available. A vote is coming up and ethically you should should vote “present”. But you really think the Bank deserves affirmative action since it is the largest Black owned […]