Well it was nice to read a piece of good news today amidst all of the chaos around the world. Apparently Speaker Pelosi has denied newly re-elected Rep. Jefferson (Criminal-Louisiana) from the influential Ways and Means Cmte.
Jefferson may have gotten re-elected in the run-off this past weekend but Democrats in the leadership do not want his ilk in prominent positions.
Good Job Nancy!
From the article:
House Democrats, insistent that they will hold lawmakers to higher standards, decided Tuesday that Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) will not return to an influential committee until a federal corruption investigation involving him is completed.
ADVERTISEMENTSpeaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi said the Democratic Steering Committee had resolved that Jefferson, who last Saturday won a runoff election in his New Orleans district, will not be given back his spot on the Ways and Means Committee, the panel that determines tax and trade policies.
This follows Democrats decision earlier in the year to strip him of his committee assignment while still in the minority.
For more on Jefferson's legal status check out TPM's dossier on his impending doom.
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