The House Committee on Ethics is investigating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N. Y.), according to a statement the panel issued on Wednesday.
The statement, which did not provide many details about the inquiry, said that the panel will announce its course of action after its organizational meeting in the next Congress, sometime in 2023.
A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez said that she was confident that the case would be dismissed. “The Congresswoman has always taken ethics incredibly seriously, refusing any donations from lobbyists, corporations or other special interests,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
1) The House Ethics Committee has announced it will “extend the matter” regarding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Furthermore, the comm ittee says it will take up the issue in the next Congress once the Ethics Committee is comprised.
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2) From a very technical standpoint, this means that the Ethics Committee is in fact looking at Ocasio-Cortez. But what is absent from today’s news is whether the committee decides to emp anel an “investigative subcommittee.” That is the Congressional equivalent of an indictment.
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2) From a very technical standpoint, this means that the Ethics Committee is in fact looking at Ocasio-Cortez. But what is absent from today’s news is whether the committee decides to empanel an “investigative subcommittee.” That is the Congressional equivalent of an indictment.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 7, 2022
4) That said, an outside group filed an ethics complaint against Ocasio-Cortez with the quasi-official “Office of Congressional Ethics” or “OCE.” The OCE is compelled to take up ANY complaint from any citizen – and potentially refer it to the ACTUAL Ethics Committee.
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5) That appears to be what happened here. The regular Ethics Committee can then decide to take up the matter or dismiss it.
In this instance, the Ethics Committee decided to “extend the matter.”
That means there is some degree of seriousness here.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 7, 2022
5) That appears to be what happened here. The regular Ethics Committee can then decide to take up the matter or dismiss it.
In this instance, the Ethics Committee decided to “extend the matter.”
That means there is some degree of seriousness here.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 7, 2022
