Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unsigned White House memo outlining a more rigid version of this policy surfaced on Capitol Hill last week. Written by Valerie F. Pinson, who is one of Carter's emissaries to the House, the memo said only two categories of Congressmen were eligible for his campaign help...
...Congressmen balk on ethics
House members wrote the new code of ethics into their rules more than a year ago, but legislation making it a law and extending it to the Executive and Judicial branches has been simmering in committee ever since. The code requires extensive disclosure by all Congressmen of their assets and income, and also limits their outside earnings, in most cases to $8,625 a year. This last provision upset many House members, but O'Neill made them agree to it in March 1977 in exchange for a fat increase in pay, from $44,600 to $57,500 a year...
...seems, quite a few Representatives are still trying to abolish the limit on outside income. In particular, it is resented by Congressmen who also are lawyers. There are 222 of them in the 435-member House, though only 42 earned more than $8,650 a year from their practices. The limitation also applies to members who have sizable outside incomes from speaking fees and from businesses that are not owned by them or their families. Says Illinois Democrat Morgan Murphy, who made $60,000 a year in fees from his Chicago law firm: "The abuses and scandals that have...
...says he knew what kind of director he did not want-"someone who says, 'We've got a right to do whatever we think is best for the country.' " Webster points out that he talked to many people before naming Adams. He consulted with Bell, Kelley, Congressmen and Senators, six FBI field commanders and the 15-man FBI executive conference. Of the latter group, however, two top-echelon bureau officials agree that "only a couple of those guys know what they're doing." Moreover, all of the six field commanders owe their present jobs to Adams...