From The Hill
For more than two years, committee investigations are ongoing as to whether Waters violated House rules after allegations surfaced that she secured funding for a bank in which her husband own stock. Waters has maintained her innocence.
Chairman Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and ranking member Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), along with the rest of the panel’s Republicans, Reps. Michael McCaul (Texas), Michael Conaway (Texas), Charlie Dent (Pa.) and Gregg Harper (Miss.) submitted letter of recusal from the ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.
In their place, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) (one of those whom Waters called a demon) appointed Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) along with Reps. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) and John Sarbanes (D-Md.) to preside over the Waters case.
According to the letter sent from Bonner to Boehner:
“They believe that out of an abundance of caution and to avoid even an appearance of unfairness their voluntary recusal will eliminate the possibility of questions being raised as to the partiality or compliance of committee members considering this matter,” stated the letter.
“They want to ensure the public, the House, and Representative Waters that this investigation is continuing in a fair and unbiased manner.”
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