Word: wrighting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...committee's move set in motion a series of steps in which Wright can defend himself and the panel must prove with "clear and convincing" evidence that the violations occurred. That is likely ultimately to throw the matter before the full House, where Wright's position as the nation's highest elected Democrat, or even his House seat, could be on the line...
WASHINGTON--The House Ethics Committee, with Democrats and Republicans united, formally charged Speaker Jim Wright (D Texas) yesterday with 69 violations of the chamber's rules, including what the panel's chair called "a scheme to evade" limits on outside earnings...
After a 10-month, $1.5 million investigation, the committee of six Democrats and six Republicans voted unanimously to issue a report finding "reason to believe" Wright had run afoul of House rules requiring reporting of gifts, barring acceptance of gifts from persons with a direct interest in legislation and limiting outside earned income...
...know in my heart I have not violated any of the rules of that institution," Wright said in a speech to a labor meeting shortly after the ethics report was released...
...news conference, committee chair Rep. Julian Dixon (D-Calif.) emphasized that Wright is innocent until the charges are proven, and he underscored that proving them requires a much heavier weight of evidence than the step taken Monday, which is the panel's equivalent of an indictment...