Hello all!
For those who don't know me, I'm Jesse Lee, online editor for the DCCC. Many of you have probably read Kagro X's piece on ethics & the House, and more specifically Alan Mollohan's bill (H. Res. 131), which would restore the now-gutted ethics rules to a functioning standard. Mollohan has also refused to endorse the new rules, thus bringing the committee to a grinding halt:
Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (W.Va.), the committee's top Democrat, said in a telephone interview yesterday that he will not release his freeze on committee action unless the House undoes the rule changes, and he said he has begun recruiting Republicans to back him. He said he may use a tactic known as a discharge petition, which could force a bill to the floor if enough Republicans back him.
"This will have to be resolved on the House floor," Mollohan said. "These rules undermine the ability of the committee to do its job. Republicans are not going to want to be part of impeding the work of the committee."
I am writing here today to ask all of you to help us make that happen.
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