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Biden's administration sabotaged an anti-corruption bill with bi-partisan support in the house.
The bill was supported by both Republicans and Democrats. It would impose a series of disclosure requirements on both presidents and vice presidents, including on any foreign income earned either by themselves or their relatives.
After several democrats visited the White House, they decided that corruption was OK after speaking with Biden and withdrew their support.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/4723312-white-house-accused-of-scuttling-democratic-support-for-ethics-bill/
White House accused of scuttling Democratic support for ethics bill
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) made sure to line up an equal number of lawmakers from each side of the aisle to serve as co-sponsors when they joined forces on a White House ethics bill last month.
That careful balance soon fell apart, however, after three Democrats backed out of their previous commitments to support the bill — vanishing, Porter said, after the White House reached out to her colleagues.
That backing slipped away, she said, on the eve of the bill’s introduction as she was boarding a flight back to Washington, D.C.
“I was excited to come to Washington to introduce my bill. And was proud that I had found three senior Democratic co-sponsors. When I landed, I was really disappointed to learn that those co-sponsors had decided not to support the bill and had had conversations with the White House,” Porter told The Hill.
The White House declined to comment on the accusation, and two of the would-be sponsors denied being contacted by Biden.
The bill would impose disclosure requirements on both presidents and vice presidents, including on any foreign income earned either by themselves or their relatives.
It would also require those top executives to share their tax returns and disclose any conflicts of interest.
The bill was supported by both Republicans and Democrats. It would impose a series of disclosure requirements on both presidents and vice presidents, including on any foreign income earned either by themselves or their relatives.
After several democrats visited the White House, they decided that corruption was OK after speaking with Biden and withdrew their support.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/4723312-white-house-accused-of-scuttling-democratic-support-for-ethics-bill/
White House accused of scuttling Democratic support for ethics bill
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) made sure to line up an equal number of lawmakers from each side of the aisle to serve as co-sponsors when they joined forces on a White House ethics bill last month.
That careful balance soon fell apart, however, after three Democrats backed out of their previous commitments to support the bill — vanishing, Porter said, after the White House reached out to her colleagues.
That backing slipped away, she said, on the eve of the bill’s introduction as she was boarding a flight back to Washington, D.C.
“I was excited to come to Washington to introduce my bill. And was proud that I had found three senior Democratic co-sponsors. When I landed, I was really disappointed to learn that those co-sponsors had decided not to support the bill and had had conversations with the White House,” Porter told The Hill.
The White House declined to comment on the accusation, and two of the would-be sponsors denied being contacted by Biden.
The bill would impose disclosure requirements on both presidents and vice presidents, including on any foreign income earned either by themselves or their relatives.
It would also require those top executives to share their tax returns and disclose any conflicts of interest.