Ethics reform stalling in Congress
Bills crafted to end abuses revealed by the Abramoff scandal falter in both House and Senate.
Prospects for robust ethics reform in the 109th Congress are dimming, even as the criminal probes that prompted it are intensifying.
It's a political calculation that could cost lawmakers in this fall's elections, if they misread the degree to which voters care about bribery inside the Beltway.
Bills crafted to end abuses revealed by the Abramoff scandal falter in both House and Senate.
Prospects for robust ethics reform in the 109th Congress are dimming, even as the criminal probes that prompted it are intensifying.
It's a political calculation that could cost lawmakers in this fall's elections, if they misread the degree to which voters care about bribery inside the Beltway.
