GOP Committee Members Take First Vote To Protect Trumps Conflicts of Interest
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON ― Republicans on the House Oversight Committee unanimously voted against an amendment offered by Democrats to the committee’s rules to prohibit the committee from approving any legislation that could directly benefit President Donald Trump and the many businesses he owns.
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Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking Democrat on the committee, offered the amendment to “remove the question” of whether any committee actions could be construed as benefiting the president’s bottom line. Trump resigned from management positions at his companies, but did not divest his ownership stake. He will financially benefit from any profits his companies make while he occupies the White House.
“t falls to us in the Congress to do our job and ensure that these conflicts are thoroughly reviewed and addressed,” Cummings said during the committee’s first hearing of the new Congress. “Passing this amendment is an important first step in showing that we value the integrity of our own committee
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The bill went down on a party-line vote, with all Republicans voting no and all Democrats voting yes. Just like in the oversight committee, no Republicans aside from the chairman rose to speak to explain their votes.
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You have to wonder if Trump has promised GOPers in Congress a kickback on all the money he plans to make as pResident.
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