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House panel recommends Rangel be censured for ethics violations
By Susan Crabtree and Jordan Fabian - 11/18/10 06:14 PM ET

The House ethics committee recommended on Thursday by a vote of 9-1 that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) be formally censured by the full House for 11 counts of violating ethics rules.

The panel also ordered Rangel to pay restitution of any unpaid taxes.

"We have worked together in this matter in a way that actually has been quite wrenching and we're satisfied with our conclusion," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the panel's chairwoman.

Short of expulsion, censure is the most serious sanction the ethics panel can recommend. Only 22 House members have been censured in the history of the chamber.

A majority of the full House would have to vote to censure Rangel or lawmakers could opt for a lighter punishment. That vote likely will wait until after the Thanksgiving recess.

If the House votes in favor of censure, Rangel most likely would have to stand in the well of the House for a formal rebuke and reading of the censure resolution by outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). A reprimand would only require the House to formally adopt the investigative committee’s report on Rangel’s activities.

Before the committee made its decision, Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) argued for a lighter punishment than censure and reminded the committee that Rangel received a purple heart and a bronze star for his heroism in the Korean War. Butterfield, who is under investigation by the ethics committee for failing to repay excess travel per diems, or another member sympathetic to Rangel could offer a resolution calling for a reprimand or lesser punishment.

“The facts of the case do not, do not warrant a censure in my opinion,â€

[quote]Butterfield, who is under investigation by the ethics committee for failing to repay excess travel per diems, or another member sympathetic to Rangel could offer a resolution calling for a reprimand or lesser punishment.

“The facts of the case do not, do not warrant a censure in my opinion,â€

They haven't done enough..just a congressional slap on the hand

Now this bastard is playing the death card! This guy is no better than a common street thug!

Originally Posted by NoBueno

Now this bastard is playing the death card! This guy is no better than a common street thug!

Gee do ya think thinking wishing would make it so!!!!!


Kathyet

Originally Posted by kathyet

Originally Posted by NoBueno

Now this bastard is playing the death card! This guy is no better than a common street thug!

Gee do ya think thinking wishing would make it so!!!!!


Kathyet

Ouu you're bad.

ohhhhhh.....the DRAMA of it all!

80 freakin years old and TWENTY terms! Time to hang it up Charles the Corrupt!

Oh and by the way, do something with that wig-like hair do that you've probably had for the last 60 years! I'm tired of looking at it, tired of hearing your voice and tired of YOU.

he needs to be thrown out of congress.
so much for being the most ethical congress, hey queen nancy.
your standing beside this guy tooth and nail.. too bad you dont understand how serious this is.

any normal american would be sitting in jail for years for not paying taxes, so should charlie

Originally Posted by kathyet

Originally Posted by NoBueno

Now this bastard is playing the death card! This guy is no better than a common street thug!

Gee do ya think thinking wishing would make it so!!!!!


Kathyet

LOL....I'll just leave that one alone kathyet!

"I don't know how much longer I have to live"
"Too, long" "long enough"
Hopefully his political career will die a slow painful death!