Posted by
Defend America on Friday, February 26, 2010 6:57:59 PM
Ethics report: Trip planners coordinated with Rangel's office
By Susan Crabtree
-
02/26/10 05:45 PM ET
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) asked the ethics committee in
2006 whether he could solicit corporations to pick up costs for a Caribbean
business conference he and other members of Congress have attended for years,
according to the House investigative committee’s report on the matter.
His staffers also prepared a memorandum for him in 2008
that discussed HSBC bank’s decision to pull out of the conference after press
accounts questioned the propriety of the Caribbean conference, and offered
suggestions on how Rangel could help prevent HSBC from bowing out.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/84007-ethics-report-shows-rangels-office-knew-trip-was-sponsored-by-corporations