Posted on 03/01/2009 12:28:06 PM PST by AndrewWalden
Washington Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) today continued to back-track on his empty promises to clean up corruption in Congress when he voted to kill a resolution introduced by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) that would investigate the relationship between earmark requests already made by Members and the source and timing of past contributions.
The resolution came after a series of reports in the media indicated there was a vast network of corrupt Democratic lawmakers engaging in pay-to-play schemes on behalf of the PMA Group. As indicated in the resolution, the Washington Post reported on February 14, 2009 that they examined contributions that were reported as being made by [the firms] employees and consultants, and found several people who were not registered lobbyists and did not work at the lobbying firm. (Washington Post, 02/14/2009)
(Excerpt) Read more at hawaiifreepress.com ...
"Marvin Hoffman is listed in campaign finance records as one of the many lobbyists with the powerful PMA Group donating money to lawmakers. But Hoffman is a soon-to-retire information technology manager in Marina del Rey, Calif., who has never heard of the Arlington lobbying firm or the Indiana congressman to whom he supposedly gave $2,000.
"It's alarming that someone is stealing my identity somewhere," Hoffman, 75, said in an interview. "I've never heard of this company."
A Dem-Thief protecting Dem-Thieves.
Since the democrats refuse to investigate this obvious ‘pay for play’ then they are all guilty, not just Murtha. The democrat party is a criminal enterprise.
Surprise Surprise
Color me surprised.
As if we could expect any other outcome.
Abecrombie is the closest thing I know to a slimy congressman who hasn't yet been caught. I've seen it live. Wish I had it on tape.
“Neil Abercrombie”-What about Fitch?
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