After the bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced last week that they had “substantial reason to believe” that U.S. Representative Charlie Rangel (D-NY) violated a range of ethics rules and potentially broke the law, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) repeatedly called on liberal trial lawyer and Democrat Senate hopeful Jack Conway (D-KY) to return at least $13,000 in donations that he received from Rangel’s campaign committee and leadership PAC.
National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar reports today that a second House Democrat, U.S. Representative Walt Minnick (D-ID), called for Rangel’s resignation from Congress, “a move that’s likely to lead a number of his vulnerable House colleagues to follow suit.”
Yet despite these serious charges against Rangel and the fact that his fellow Democrats have returned an estimated $588,000 of his tainted campaign cash, Conway refuses to return his contributions and continues to stand by his scandal-plagued campaign surrogate and donor.
The NRSC once again calls on Conway to return Rangel’s tainted contributions.
“By refusing to return Charlie Rangel’s dirty money, liberal trial lawyer Jack Conway continues to demonstrate that he simply can’t be trusted to stand up for ethical standards and accountability in Washington. As his fellow Democrats dump more than half-a-million dollars of Rangel’s tainted cash, will Conway finally call for Rangel’s resignation and return his campaign contributions, or will he continue to disappoint Bluegrass State voters by condoning Rangel’s unethical behavior?” asked NRSC Press Secretary Amber Marchand.
Background Information:
Jack Conway Has Accepted At Least $13,000 From Rangel’s Campaign Committee And Leadership PAC:
Conway Accepted $1,000 In March 2002, And Two $1,000 Contributions In August Of 2002 From Rangel For Congress. (Federal Election Commission Website, www.fec.gov, Accessed 2/25/10)
In The 2002 Cycle, Conway Accepted $10,000 From Rangel’s Leadership PAC. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00302588&cycle=2002, Accessed 2/25/10)
