Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas has been discovered to have given out scholarships to her own family members in violation of the rules against self dealing set for their distribution. The Texas Democrat was allowed to award sixteen scholarships to deserving students, but the rules governing the award specified that she could not award the grants to family members or those of her staff. Johnson just ignored those rules and took the scholarships for her own family members as well as some for her staff members. As far as I am concerned this is very wrong. Johnson should be expelled from Congress. this makes three high profile Democrat congressmen under ethical clouds at this time. Charlie Rangel of NY "forgot" to pay taxes on a bunch of income, forgot to disclose his holdings on various congressional filings and -- well you get the picture. Representative Maxine Waters of California made appeals for help to be provided to a bank in which her husband had an ownership interest as well as his being a director of that bank. Now we get Johnson taking scholarships for her own use. Where do these people get off thinking that they can do whatever they want. Why do they think that the rules do not apply to them?
I think nancy Pelosi has drowned in the swamp she said she would drain.
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