This appears to me to be nitpicking: I myself certainly wouldn't have guessed that having a family foundation would also be considered a "non-profit leadership role."
Yes, of course it is, obviously. Unfortunately, the same rule doesn't apply to Republicans.
Does the foundation give grants? To whom? By what process?
Perhaps not a big thing, in general,but when powerful politicos can dole out large amounts of funds, their role should be disclosed, IMO.
To a certain degree that is true but consider this is a lawmaker we're talking about - one who established those rules - so the whole thing is dripping with irony. Add in all the "culture of corruption" claims made by Nancy and now you're positively awash in irony.
No... it's about Tax Avoidance.
I wouldn't have either, but I'm not a congressional leader who's been directly responsible for passing all these disclosure laws against the rest of us & who has further had the audacity to make a career out of impugning other rep's ethics for failure to scrupulously disclose all their financial ties.
The dirty little secret about Washington is how many of these 'liberal' politicians screeching about the rich not paying their fair share have these nifty 'family trusts' & 'charitable' foundations which conveniently shield their mysteriously expanding fortunes from the ravages of the confiscatory tax structure they've imposed upon the rest of us. Not holding my breath for USA Today to do an in-depth expose about THAT.