Ethics panel ends inquiry, urges ex-lawmaker to repay $84K
WASHINGTON (AP) " The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that a panel investigating former Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has ended its work now that he has resigned, but the committee didn't go away quietly.The committee's chairman and ranking member revealed that the panel investigating Farenthold was scheduled to hold a vote Wednesday. But, because he has stepped down just days earlier, the panel lost jurisdiction over him. Still, the committee had some pointed words [...]
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