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This Is What It Looks Like to Get Censured by Nancy Pelosi [VIDEO]
By J. Richard - AOL News(Dec. 3) -- Standing in the well of the House last night, Rep. Charles Rangel faced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and got a formal rebuke over his ethical violations. She read aloud a resolution of reproach resolving that the former Ways and Means Committee chairman endure the "ritual of public humiliation" known as congressional censure. The admonishment came after the New York Democrat was revealed to have committed a number of ethics violations including misrepresenting his assets on tax forms and using shady means of soliciting donations for a building at the City College of New York ...
Rangel Gets Censure, So What Are the Actual Consequences?
By David Knowles - AOL News(Dec. 2) -- What does it all mean? The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to censure New York Rep. Charlie Rangel for an ongoing pattern of ethics violations. While his punishment is harsher than a formal letter of reprimand, in that Rangel was forced to sit in the well of the House while the vote transpired and the results were read, he still remains a member of Congress. As a result of these somewhat obscure and procedural maneuvers, many Americans are asking what the consequences of censure amount to, and what the future holds for Rangel, specifically. In effect, the punishment ...
Charlie Rangel Censured by the House, 333 to 79
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyFor the first time in nearly three decades, the House censured one of its members Thursday, voting 333 to 79 to formally punish Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) for reflecting poorly on the institution and bringing discredit to the House. Seventy-seven Democrats and two Republicans -- Reps. Peter King and Don Young -- voted against. The House also voted earlier, 146 to 257, to reject a lesser punishment of reprimand for the congressman. A censure is the second-most severe punishment that the House can levy against a member short of expulsion. The House has censured just 22 members in its ...
Charlie Rangel Punishment Vote: Public or Private Slap on the Wrist?
By David Knowles - AOL News(Dec. 1) -- Will justice be served? For all the hoopla and media attention Democrat Charles Rangel has received over the past year, his punishment for House ethics violations comes down to one of two options: 1. Censure If the House votes for censure, Rangel will be publicly scolded in the House chamber by his colleagues. 2. Reprimand If the majority of House members votes for reprimand, Rangel will be scolded in a letter. Members of the House of Representatives will vote Thursday on which of the two actions it will take against Rangel, who was found guilty of violating 11 of that body's ...
House To Decide Rangel's Fate Thursday
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The full House on Thursday will decide the punishment for Rep. Charlie Rangel's ethics violations, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. The word comes as Rangel (D-N.Y.) makes an aggressive push on Capitol Hill to avoid the harsh penalty of censure for his 11 violations of House rules. ...
Rangel Facing Possible Censure, So What Does That Mean, Exactly?
By J. Richard - AOL News(Nov. 18) -- Rep. Charles Rangel begged for "a drop of fairness and mercy" from the House ethics committee in recommending today how he should be punished for financial and fundraising misconduct. One possibility that was floated as a possible consequence facing Rangel was censure, "the most serious punishment short of expulsion that could be meted out by the House," according to The Associated Press. Earlier this year, the 80-year-old congressman and former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee was accused of violating 12 House rules, including living in four rent-controlled ...
S.C. Republicans Censure Lindsey Graham for Siding With Dems
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRepublican Party leaders in a South Carolina county have censured their own Sen. Lindsey Graham for working with Democrats on a climate change bill and other legislation. The Charleston County Republican Party's Executive Committee voted Monday to formally rebuke Graham for supporting the climate change measure, bailing out banks, and granting amnesty for undocumented workers. The party resolution passed says Graham has weakened the GOP brand, the Associated Press reported. Charleston County Republican Party Chairwoman Lin Bennett said she expects a similar resolution to be introduced at the ...
South Carolina GOP Censures Mark Sanford
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe South Carolina Republican Party made history Monday. For the first time, it voted to censure one of its own. Gov. Mark Sanford is the recipient of the historic public scolding after his affair with an Argentine woman was revealed and dominated headlines (prior to the death of Michael Jackson). It took the South Carolina GOP's executive committee more than four hours and multiple ballots to agree on the measure, which accuses Sanford of:"breach[ing] the public's trust and confidence in his ability to effectively perform the duties of his office" and of failing to act in line with Republican ...
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