PENNSYLVANIA INDEPENDENT: Call it nepotism, or call it the status quo. A first-of-its-kind report gives voters an in-depth look into just how far political patronage permeates the U.S. House of Representatives.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, an accountability watchdog group, released the “Family Affair” report” examining what favors sitting House members have gifted on family members, or themselves. The report examines all sitting House members, compiled using information from research databases and campaign disclosure forms.
Nine members of Pennsylvania’s 18-member House delegation are named in the report, which covers 248 representatives of the 2008 and 2010 election cycles… (more)
