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Ethics Office Recommends Probe of Congressmen in Financial Reform Matter

Two Republican lawmakers and one Democrat could face a House ethics investigation over complaints about fundraising events they held in close proximity to votes on a Wall Street financial reform bill last year. The independent Office of Congressional Ethics found enough evidence of wrongdoing in the cases of Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Tom Price (R-Ga.) to recommend the matter for a formal investigation, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The preliminary probe focused on House members who raised money from lobbyists or executives opposed to the overhaul of ...

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